Author Archives: Paul Harris

About Paul Harris

Pastor Harris retired from congregational ministry after 40 years in office on 31 December 2023. He is now devoting himself to being a husband, father, and grandfather. He still thinks cenobitic monasticism is overrated and cave dwelling under.

What Will We Try Next…

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Paul Harris

to win souls for Jesus?  I don’t know, but I’m willing to bet that whatever the Baptist, Presbyterians, on Non-denominationals do, we will soon follow.

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The Word of Cambronne

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Paul Harris

I was hunting with my eldest son.  He happened upon a snake in tall grass.  Seeing it at the last second before stepping on it he sprang to one side, as only youth can do, yelled, “Snake!”, and as kind … Continue reading →

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Higher Things Crucified

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Paul Harris

Don’t blame me for the title.  That was of Higher Thing’s choosing.  This article is not.

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What Did Stephen King Do?

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Paul Harris

This is a little embarrassing to speak of but the truth will out.  I saw Stephen King’s “Carrie” in November 1976.  This was after having completed the Army’s Airborne and Ranger schools.  The embarrassing thing is that it really scared … Continue reading →

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Fear This?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Paul Harris

Ebola is the sum of all current fears.  It’s zombies come alive; it’s the outbreak scenarios films have warned us of; it’s the pandemic Big Brother has promised is surely coming.  Be afraid; be very afraid.  We’re on the Eve … Continue reading →

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Closed versus Close

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Paul Harris

I recently listened to an excellent presentation by a brother in the ministry on this topic.  He gave it to his circuit.  He went over the history of these two words and how they jumped from the Baptist to the … Continue reading →

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You Could Learn a Lot from a Dummy

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Paul Harris

This post takes its title from the 1980s’ U.S. Department of Transportation ad campaign to get people to wear seatbelts.  They showed you a crash using test dummies and then this tag line.  In the 1990s Big Brother gave up … Continue reading →

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Flotsam and Jastram

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Paul Harris

Yes, I know it’s flotsam and jetsam which properly speaking is “wreckage of a ship or its cargo floating on the water or washed ashore.”  It also means “worthless or miscellaneous things.”  I’m thinking of the later definition. 

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The Big Purple Dinosaur Promise

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Paul Harris

I was sent the following by a brother pastor. It was used at the Call service at St. Louis. He thinks it was driven by the candidates not the faculty. If so they’re probably not ready for their first Calls.

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It’s the Opposite of the Wizard of Oz

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Paul Harris

The ears of the people are often holier than the lips of the priests said either St. Hilary or St. Bernadine or both, but just as often are their lips smarter. It started with an incomplete digression of mine concerning … Continue reading →

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