Dewayne Spivey

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I’ve always loved the story of Elijah’s challenge to the prophets of Baal recorded in 1 Kings 18. He goes from the mountain top of success to the deep valley of depression in only a short time. All because of the fear he allows to grip him at the words of Jezebel when...

Paul quotes the prophet Joel when he says, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13) “Calling on the Lord” refers to more than just praying, because Paul himself was told, “Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His...

  8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.  9 He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.  10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take...

A pickup truck passed me the other day with this written across the back windshield, “The older I get the faster I was.” I tried to ignore the personal insult since he just passed me. I enjoyed the humor of it and tried to think which possible meaning the driver had...

I enjoy reading Andy Andrews. I would encourage you to read his blog of July 7. He identifies the root cause behind an individual going off course in their life and destroying their reputation and everything they have tried to build. He says, “They have no authority...

From Kenneth S. Wuest’s Expanded Translation:   “Love meekly and patiently bears ill treatment from others. Love is kind, gentle, benign, pervading and penetrating the whole nature, mellowing all which would have been harsh and austere; is not envious. Love does...

For those who would listen, I have let it be known that the month of June is mostly about grandparent duty for Jane and I. We had our three oldest granddaughters earlier. Now we are having special day camp with all the grandchildren in Nashville. Next week, we get to...

I love having my garden close to my house. I can take a quick look at it everyday I’m home and see how it is growing. It is amazing how fast the plants have grown and how healthy they look. Planting good seeds into good soil filled with good food and nutrients and...

My brothers and I met in Moulton yesterday to attend the funeral visitation of one of our cousins. As I drove around the courthouse square, memories came flooding back. Memories of times spent with cousins, uncles, aunts and grandparents. Some of whom we were able to...

We all have one. This is not a shameless attempt to get you to recognize mine. Just some thoughts I wanted to share that are true for all of us. I was born at a specific point in history, May 10, 1949, to be exact. I have lived as a part of this world’s history for 67...

A couple of weeks ago we were in Nashville to see our granddaughter’s, Elsie, in her school’s performance of “The Lion King.” We heard again, the song, “Circle of Life.” It really is a circle in many ways. I was thinking about one of those ways. We come from God and...

This past Sunday we talked about the importance of doing.   The Bible makes it very clear that good intentions and even saying, “Lord, Lord”, do not take the place of doing the will of the Father.   Planning to do something and even deciding to do something,...

I admit it. I’m a weather watcher, especially when I have something planned to do outside. I even have my little rain gauge to tell me about how the weather has been, and my little outdoor thermometer to send a radio signal inside the house to tell me the current...

In his book “Legends And Lies: The Real West”, Bill O’Reilly has a section on The Dime Novels. These were paper books which helped to create the image of the Old West. Regarding those books, O’Reilly writes, “These books were the original pulp fiction, written to be...

Now there is a paradox for you.   Microsoft recently updated my computer, again. And, again, I lost my sermon distribution lists. But this time I lost even more. My entire contacts list and complete calendar went away.   After making several attempts to...

I find myself captivated by Wisteria every year at this time. Partly because it was Cathy’s favorite spring time flower. She really liked the purple blooms. But we never planted any and neither does Jane have any interest in planting Wisteria. The opening words of an...

In and out. Back and forth. Faithful then unfaithful. Reading the book of Judges can be a frustrating and depressing experience. Why can’t these guys get it? Can’t they see that misery comes from ignoring God and blessings come from listening to His words? But...