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This podcast is an outreach of the Prattville Church of Christ, Prattville, Alabama. It’s purpose is to inform, encourage, and teach as together we walk with our Master. We invite you to regularly listen to this podcast. And if you are in our area and are looking for a home church, you will find a warm and loving welcome with us. We are located at 344 East Main Street, Prattville, Alabama.
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The intent of this podcast is to offer a variety insights into developing, sustaining, and regaining hope. All of us have the potential to have our hope challenged by life events, or we know someone who's hope is currently being challenged. Please share this with others. Remember, no one walks alone. The opinions expressed by guests on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host. Guests are encouraged to express their opinions freely in the interest of providing understa ...
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This podcast is designed to share information and news with members and friends of the National Evangelism With Sojourners Mission. Different Sojourners and special guests share their experiences, knowledge and insights as together we, "Travel With A Purpose". This is not an official National Evangelism With Sojourners sponsored podcast. Information presented and opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of National Evangelism With Sojourners, the host, or the Burleson Church of ...
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Send us a text It seems like I am repeating myself as I say that the family at the Prattville church of Christ is made of many wonderful members. It also seems like an understatement. We have such a wide variety of backgrounds that blend together to bring their strengths to showing the grace, love, and compassion of our Lord in their lives. One won…
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Send us a text The English language, and perhaps other languages as well has many words that have different meanings. One such word is the word apologetics. To many folks, the word suggests the idea of apologizing for something we’ve done wrong. But this word has a much deeper meaning, especially in relation to looking to discover, sustain, or rega…
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Send us a text Sometimes I think of the Prattville church of Christ as a treasure chest full of precious gems. One such gem is our beloved Raymond Elliott. Raymond has given his entire life to serving our Lord and His church. We have enjoyed the company and encouragement of Raymond and Miss Virginia for many years. He is a shepherd, counselor, conf…
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Send us a text Whenever I’m speaking with someone who is facing challenges to their hope, that they are not alone. We are together in our journey to hope. Quite frequently there are those whose environment, situations in life, and their singular efforts can lead to challenges in their hope. In this episode I’m speaking with Clayton Johnson, a gospe…
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Send us a text I've stated many times that service to our Lord takes many forms. We must serve as we are able. God doesn't state in a specific way what He expects as service. Rather He says to use what He has gifted us with and to do so with love and to glorify Him. In this episode I have the honor and joy of interviewing my wife, Lynne. We will ta…
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Send us a text In this episode I am speaking with a young man who was facing a lot in his life that could lead to hopelessness. It may not have been conscious on his part, but this young man was a seeker. One thing I know for certain is that the Holy Spirit will always bring the seeker and teacher together. We may not realize it in the moment. And …
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Send us a text One of the blessings all of us share is to have wonderful friends who encourage and support us in our life. Arthur and Sandy Barry have been friends with us since 2016 when we came to know them through an evangelistic effort we shared in Pennsylvania. In this episode I am speaking with Arthur about his work in Sayre, Pennsylvania to …
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Send us a text One of the strengths of the Prattville church of Christ is the way our families blend together as we serve our Lord. We have so many from different backgrounds, cultures, education levels, and so many other elements. We also have some historical (and some hysterical) members. One such family at Prattville is Kurt and Debbie Cammack. …
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Send us a text When our Lord put together His Kingdom, the church, he provided for us everything we needed to be successful as His subjects and servants. Among the plan is the organization and leadership. How it is organized and led is another indication of the amazing brilliance of our creator. Each congregation is to be separate and led by a body…
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Send us a text As we continue in our journey to hope, it becomes obvious that faith plays a major role in the direction and success in which we travel. Faith and hope are intertwined and supportive of one another. As our faith grows, so to does our hope. And as our hope grows, so to does our faith. In this episode, I look at faith as a matter of ch…
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Send us a text It's not unusual to feel alone and overwhelmed when life throws challenges at us. We also may feel in these moments that these challenges pile on seeming to crush us by their number and weight. It is in these moments that it is very important to remember that we are not alone. I recently came across a poem by Amar Amarvani called, "T…
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Send us a text We all have knowledge, skills, and experiences that we can use to help others discover, sustain, or regain hope. We might not recognize these in ourselves, but they are there. In this episode I have a conversation with Don Moore, Assistant Executive Director for the Lads to Leaders organization. We discuss what Lads to Leaders is and…
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Send us a text I like to ask guests on the podcast to describe our congregation in their own words. My guest in this podcast summed up the description using the word, family. I think that is a perfect description. In this episode I am chatting with one of our wonderful family members, Martha Martin. Martha leads a valuable ministry that helps hold …
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Send us a text A lot of us learn or think in some sort of pattern. We find comfort in patterns to help us understand and live our life. We can learn outside of a pattern, but it helps to have one. In this episode, I want to look at a pattern that will help us understand a bit about Christianity. There are a lot of thoughts out there about what Chri…
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Send us a text It is very true to say that the heart of the Prattville Church of Christ is its people. Billy and Doris Adair are a wonderful example of this as we see the love and warmth they have for each other, the family at Prattville, and those around us. It was my honor to chat with them in this episode as they discussed their memories, their …
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Send us a text One of the exciting things about being a part of a congregation is to have new families move into our area and become a part of our church family. In this case, not only do we have a new family, but we also have a new member of our ministry team. In this episode I have a conversation with Remington Afre, or Remy as we know him. Remy …
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Send us a text You've heard it expressed in some form or another that everything has a cost or that nothing is truly free. This is applicable to true and lasting hope. True and lasting hope is found only in our Lord Jesus Christ. The hope most people have is a vague form of wanting something to happen or not to happen. There is nothing inherently w…
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Send us a text In this episode I want to look at a character known to many who traveled from hopeless to hopeful through his interaction with Jesus. This man was willing to sacrifice his dignity to get a chance to see Jesus. Of course, I'm talking about what is a favorite Bible story for many. I'm talking about Zacchaeus. Perhaps you are facing rej…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode I have a conversation with Andy Scott, the youngest son of Paul and Peggie Scott. The Sojourners are the result of a long-time dream of Paul and Peggie Scott. The couple witnessed the needs and struggles of the smaller congregations where they lived and visited while Paul served in the Navy. God planted withi…
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Send us a text It is logical that if we are to walk with our Master, we should know who He is and what He teaches. In this episode I introduce a bit about Jesus. This is just a summary. The study of Jesus and His teachings, especially how to apply them in our life is a life-time study. He teachings don't change, but we change as we grow older and h…
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Send us a text Hello friends, Welcome to Walking With Our Master, an outreach of the Prattville Church of Christ. This podcast is designed to inform, encourage, and teach as together we walk with our Master. In this inaugral episode I introduce the family of the Prattville church located in Prattville, Alabama. We're simply Christians seeking to gr…
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Send us a Text Message. Hello Fellow Sojourners, I want to share a conversation posted on my other podcast, Our Journey to Hope. There is a sojourn planned to support this entity in 2025. Please look for it when deciding which sojourns to participate in next year. I will be the team leader for it. If interested, please let me know. Everyone has a p…
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Send us a text Everyone of us have a past that has elements we are ashamed of, or regret. Some have extreme situations from which they are seeking to grow out of. Another point to note is that when something has become a part of who we are, it is not easy to change it. It usually takes what is known as a significant emotional event. In this episode…
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Send us a text Scripture, God's word is serious. It communicates to us how God created us, how sin came into the world, and how He made the way back to Him possible through Jesus Christ. Yet God also created us in His image with all the emotions we experience. Among those is the ability to see humor in things. And although scripture is serious, som…
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Send us a text One of the best ways to discover, sustain, or regain hope is to be there for others. There are no individuals of greater importance than our caregivers who help take care of us as we face challenges in life. Many caregivers don't expect to be in that role and find themselves with limited knowledge and resources. My friend Judith Henr…
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Send us a Text Message. Hello Fellow Sojourners The highlight of our year for many of us is getting together either at our workshop at Camp Bee in October or Florida in February. These workshops give us a chance to fellowship with old friends, make new friends, to be spiritual nourished, learn new skills, and to just have fun. In this episode I am …
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Send us a text In this presentation I want to discuss briefly three gifts, wonderful gifts, powerful gifts, that fully equip us to serve our Lord and to help each other. These three gifts form a holy triad: Faith, Hope, and Love. I want to briefly explain a bit about them but mostly, I want to focus on how they work together to strengthen and equip…
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Send us a text It is easy to feel fear when we are bombarded daily with such negative input. We hear it from our news sources. We hear is from our friends, co-workers, and even family. It is not wonder then that fear can have such a presence in our life. But we can break away from fear. We can embrace fearlessness. In this episode I share some thin…
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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever wondered where things got started? Perhaps you've even been part of starting a tradition and want to get the word out about it. In this episode we look at the origin of a very enjoyable tradition for many of those that travel the highways and biways. Please listen to this episode and you will certainly be enlig…
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Send us a text Sometimes, even with our best intentions, what we offer someone isn't what they need. What they need is to just "walk with me." I came across this poem sometime back as I journeyed through cancer treatments. I'm so very thankful for the many who did walk with me with abundant love. The transcript for this poem is included. One last t…
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Send us a Text Message. RVing is a fun way of life. Many of us as we started our journey had visions of traveling the highways and byways looking forward to exploring our environment. But probably we shared the thought when we first got our RV of, "Now what do I do?" This episode give some tips for new RVers for some important things to keep in min…
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Send us a text I have had the honor and pleasure to get to know and work with Feroze Baksh from the Georgetown, Guyana area. Feroze is an evangelist in that area helping to teach the gospel of Jesus and by that, to bring true and lasting hope to others. Feroze faces many challenges in his work. He shares with us his story of how he was converted to…
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Send us a text There are so many remarkable events in the life of Christ. We spend years studying them and drawing an application for our lives. In this episode I want to look at one of these events that occurred towards the end of our Lord's life yet hold great significance to us. I'm speaking of the interaction between Jesus and one of those cruc…
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Send us a text This episode marks one year since I began my podcast. It has been a wonderful journey. I have enjoyed tremendously the guests I've had, the insights I've gained and shared, and my personal growth in knowledge of hope. I wanted to briefly chat about how I began my podcast and a bit about why I started it. I am looking forward to many …
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Send us a text As I've gotten older I've noticed how much joy I have in seeing young married couples begin life together. They are full of love, joy, and hope as they grow in their relationship. Such is the case with Nic and Isabelle Cavender. I recently met this couple at our congregation and saw how special they were. I also saw how much they rem…
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Send us a text It may seem odd that we would find hope through worship when it is often seen as an activity in which we should look outward to God. But like other things, God provides us benefits in this activity. In this episode I discuss with David Barker, minister for the Midway Church of Christ about how we find hope through our worship to God.…
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Send us a Text Message. No matter our experience level, towing any kind of RV has challenges. Those of us that are experienced road warriors know this all too well. In this episode I offer some tips that will help us be safe as we travel with a purpose. Please leave some feedback for me about this episode using the link above.…
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Send us a text In this episode you will hear the passion and excitement in the voice of Tim Hodge as he tells us the story of Rainbow Omega and how it brings hope to individuals and their families in unique and wonderful ways. Rainbow Omega is a wonderful organization with an unusual name. But as you will learn from this episode, the name is perfec…
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Send us a Text Message. I also posted this episode on my podcast, Our Journey to Hope but since it is a favorite sojourns for many, I thought I'd post it for our Sojourner family. Tim Hodge, CEO of Rainbow Omega and I disucss this wonderful organization. Note his deep appreciation for the help Sojourners provide each year.…
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Send us a text It has been noted that the more hope we have the more motivated we are. Sadly, the opposite is also true. If we feel we have no hope then our motivation wanes or is nonexistant. In this episode we look at the relationship between hope and motivate. We look at how we can develop motivation and how we can recapture motivation when it b…
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Send us a text We've stated in several episodes that true and lasting hope is found in our Lord Jesus Christ. And until we put on Christ through our repentance and baptism, we don't have that true and lasting hope. Part of the elements that God requires for us to be granted salvation from our sins is repentance. This word is sometimes misunderstood…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode I have a conversation with Travis Ray about security our home and other property while we travel. Travis is an investigator for our local police department. He has investedgated many more crimes and other activities of concern during his 8 year career. Travis shares with us some ideas to consider while we tra…
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Send us a text Becky has been a guest before (Season 1 - Episode 20) where we talked about the healing of humor. She is a remarkable person with a tremendous spirit. I think you will discover as I did that you feel like you've known her for years as a good friend. In this episode Becky and I discuss a new venture she started that is aimed at helpin…
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Send us a text Perhaps you've heard it said many times that we find true and lasting hope through God's word, the Bible. You may even have heard it often enough the it is easy to tune it out. I like to think you want to know God's word but not sure where to begin reading or understanding it. In this episode I have a discussion withe Dale Jenkins ab…
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Send us a text Music and singing have always been part of efforts to motivate and stimulate us. Even in our entertainment, we see the importance of songs. For example, we hear a song from a movie and are immediately transported to that movie. Military bands serve to spur on soldiers. Highschool bands spur on teams to keep going. The same is true in…
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Send us a text Imagine being brought before a judge for a crime that you are completely guilty of. You know the law and know you must be punished. You can only hope that the judge will show mercy. Such is the situation for a woman brought to Jesus for a crime that in that time was punishable by death. She dared not hope for mercy. Yet our Lord demo…
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Send us a text We've discussed in the past about how it sometimes takes courage to have hope. I've discovered that it also takes patience to see hope truly realized. Often we want something and we want it quickly. When we are especially dealing with a challenge to our hope, we seek immediate relief. We might even wonder if God is truly listening to…
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Send us a text Taking care of children is among the most noble and important activities in which we can be engaged. Children offer so much to our lives. A major thing they bring to us is hope. At the same time, one of the most tragic things is a child whose hope is challenged. In this episode, I'm speaking with Chris Moran, Director of the North Al…
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Send us a Text Message. One of the major challenges of RV living is keeping things clean on the interior. This is especially true if you have a family or you are staying in the RV for a while. In this episode I offer a few tips on helping the RV stay clean or at least look clean. This certainly isn't an exhaustive list so please offer ideas if you …
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Send us a text In this episode I am sharing an excerpt from my book, Journey to Hope. I look at two seemingly unrelated events in the life of Christ where He heals two men of paralysis. I will talk to the similarities and differences in these two events and what we can learn from them. We'll focus on the most important point in these two events and…
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