Author: John W. Crowder
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Good Intentions With Bad Results
When I was about 5 years old, we went on a family vacation. We stayed in a 2-story condo that had a large balcony where people could sit and visit in the evening. I was on that balcony, but decided I wanted to go down to the ground. I climbed through the rails that were…
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Support West ISD School Board
Eventually, every leader faces a problem for which there is no perfect solution. He knows that regardless of what choice he makes there will be negative reactions and perhaps even painful consequences. And yet, he accepts the responsibility of making that decision and leads the group toward a resolution. As a board, you have been…
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Family Matters
When I preach I like to speak about topics that will relate to most of the people in the room. That’s why I don’t speak about family issues very much. We have so many different kinds of families. We have married couples, divorced people, single folks, people who lost their spouse, and students who are…
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He loved us too much to stay
He loved us too much to stay on His throne in heaven, so they laid Him in a manger in Bethlehem instead. He loved us too much to stay at the parade on Palm Sunday, so they laid Him on a cross on Good Friday instead. He loved us too much to stay on the…
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What I Have Not Lost
We say that our disaster happened on April 17, but that’s not completely accurate. Yes, our disaster happened in an instant, but it feels like it just keeps coming in waves. There is just one challenge after another. Over these past few months we have all lost a great deal. Last night I was thinking…
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Organized Religion
A few months ago I started this blog. Less than a week after I posted my first article, an explosion rocked my town and changed my life forever. On April 17, 2013 the fertilizer plant in West blew up. 15 people were killed, half the town was torn apart, and our world was turned upside…
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A View From the Vine
What is “A View From The Vine?” Glad you asked. Based on John 15:5, I am a branch that is connected to the Vine, and this is my view of life from that vantage point. Jesus said, “I am the Vine and you are the branches (John 15:5).” The Vine and the branches make up…
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