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Echoes From the Campfire

     “In part I looked toward the setting sun because terror may ride with beauty, and a man needs to milk his hours of the precious things. To ride fast, to travel far, these were empty things unless a man took the time to savor, to taste, to love, to simply be.”

               --Louis L'Amour (The Proving Trail)

     "He has made everything beautiful in its time.... And also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it is the gift of God."

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Added by Don Adkisson on May 14, 2021 at 4:41pm — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     "I'm never safe, but I'm always careful."    --David W. Bailey (Jericho James)

     "For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will provide signs and wonders, in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.  But beware; I have told you everything in advance."  --Mark 13:22-23 (NASB)

     I have been pondering the fact that people aren't interested in justice.  They seem to be only interested in their own self-serving, self-centered means and wants. …

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Added by Don Adkisson on April 26, 2021 at 1:02pm — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “Well—well, if you believed in God your case would not be hopeless. But some men—a few out of the many wanderers—find God out here in these wilds.”

               --Zane Grey (Wanderer of the Wasteland)

     "For it is God who works in you both to will and to do His good pleasure."

               --Philippians 2:13 (NKJV)

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There is a verse that has long made me ponder, "...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." (Philippians…

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Added by Don Adkisson on March 22, 2021 at 6:33am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “Today had always been more important than either yesterday, which could not be changed, or tomorrow, which he could only guess at.”

               --Elmer Kelton (The Smiling Country)

     “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full."

               --John 15:11 (NKJV)

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This world is evil, it is under the power of the devil. Yet we should traverse through this life with a smile on our…

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Added by Don Adkisson on March 11, 2021 at 7:33am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “They had not yet discovered the impartiality of death.”

               --Louis L'Amour (How the West Was Won)

     "O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?"

               --1 Corinthians 15:55 (NKJV)

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What can happen in a year, a day, a moment? It only takes a second for an accident to happen. We may be going along on our merry way, when suddenly disaster strikes. Out of the shadows, the enemy lurks and then…

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Added by Don Adkisson on January 28, 2021 at 2:52pm — No Comments

Stand Therefore!

STAND THEREFORE !
[Eph 6:10-14 KJV] 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to STAND against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high…
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Added by Luke Hendrickson on January 27, 2021 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “Each day is the start of something new that gives us the choice to decide what we want to make out of it."

               --Duane Boehm (Sun Over the Mountains)

     "By faith he [Moses] forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible."

               --Hebrews 11:27 (NKJV)

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I thought about saying that all want to live with a quiet heart. But upon second thought, there are many who are…

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Added by Don Adkisson on January 16, 2021 at 5:20pm — 1 Comment

Thy Will Be Done

THY WILL BE DONE
GOD ALMIGHTY spoke the World into existence and gave Mankind dominion over it. GOD has always said what the consequences are for not following His will. GOD is on the throne and will never be overthrown.
[Gen 1:27-28 KJV] 27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish…
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Added by Luke Hendrickson on January 11, 2021 at 1:46pm — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me."

          --John 14:1 (NKJV)

     There are many believers who are making themselves sick because of a troubled heart or mind. They live in despair, despondency, fear, and anxiety and this then produces more troubles in the heart. Why are so many believers fearful?

     

     I think that one reason is that there is a lack of sound doctrine being preached today. Paul exhorted Timothy and Titus to…

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Added by Don Adkisson on January 7, 2021 at 8:34am — No Comments

Covid 19 creativity

How many of ya'll were more creative in 2020?  I wrote more songs and produced more videos than I have ever done in one year.  God blessed me with music and the Holy Spirit guided me through the chaos!  Praise God!

Added by Karl Stephen Brunig on December 9, 2020 at 12:10am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     "Campfires are about the nicest things there are. They add a lot to makin' the uncomfortable...comfortable.”

               --Lou Bradshaw (Agular)

     "The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever."

               --Isaiah 32:17 (NKJV)

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Are you saved? I mean, do you actually know and are assured that if the trumpet should sound and Christ return for His Church that you would go in…

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Added by Don Adkisson on December 2, 2020 at 7:52am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “We talked about fear and how it can keep us from freedom to experience all that God has for us.”

               --Dan Arnold (Bear Creek)

     "Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure."

               --Proverbs 15:16 (NASB)

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I have a question for you this morning. Can a person have both fear and faith in their lives? Ponder that for a moment. Fear is the enemy of faith. Now, I am not…

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Added by Don Adkisson on November 13, 2020 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “We talked about fear and how it can keep us from freedom to experience all that God has for us.”

               --Dan Arnold (Bear Creek)

     "Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure."

               --Proverbs 15:16 (NASB)

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I have a question for you this morning. Can a person have both fear and faith in their lives? Ponder that for a moment. Fear is the enemy of faith. Now, I am not…

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Added by Don Adkisson on November 13, 2020 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “A man living in wild country has to be aware of everything around him. He has to keep his eyes looking, his ears listening, his every sense alert.”

          --Louis L'Amour (The Lonely Men)

     "Now when these things begin to occur, stand tall and lift up your heads [in joy], because [suffering ends as] your redemption is drawing near.”

          --Luke 21:28 (Amplified)

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Some call chapters 24-25 of Matthew the Olivet Discourse when Jesus…

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Added by Don Adkisson on November 5, 2020 at 7:37am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “If there is to be civilization, if people are to live and make their homes here, there must be law. People often think of the law as restrictions, but it needn't be, unless it's carried to extremes. Laws can give us freedom, because they offer security from the cruel, the brutal, and the thieves of property. In every community—even in the wildest gangs and bands of outlaws—there is some kind of law, if only the fear of the leader. There has to be law, or there can be no growth, no…

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Added by Don Adkisson on October 28, 2020 at 6:34am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

“It doesn't take much guts when you cover your face and ride with a mob.”

--Elmer Kelton (Texas Standoff)

"Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity."

--Psalm 37:1 (NKJV)

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There has been much said during this time of "virus" about it being the "end times." That being said, is it really? Now, don't be alarmed that I wrote that. I am not one of those scoffers, but I do believe that we can spend too much time in…

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Added by Don Adkisson on August 27, 2020 at 6:48am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

“Take things as they come and stay cheerful.”

               --Elmer Kelton (The Day the Cowboys Quit)

"I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You."

               --1 Chronicles 29:17 (NKJV)

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Interesting how a person can look at something…

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Added by Don Adkisson on August 5, 2020 at 7:17am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “A chigger bite is triflin', too, but after a while it itches where you've got to scratch it.”

               --Elmer Kelton (Texas Standoff)

     "Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes."

               --Song of Solomon 2:15 (NKJV)

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     There were two times that stand out in my mind. The first was a camping trip to Arkansas and Tennessee. The first night we camped in Arkansas and I…

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Added by Don Adkisson on July 29, 2020 at 6:55am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

     “Don't waste time worrying about the mistakes of yesterday. Each morning is a beginning. Start from there.”

               --Louis L'Amour (The Cherokee Trail)

     "But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully."

               --2 Corinthians 9:6 (NKJV)

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The fight never ends. Never think that it does. Oh, it may quiet down some, but it is always working even if subtly…

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Added by Don Adkisson on July 8, 2020 at 7:04am — No Comments

Echoes From the Campfire

“They were sitting in the shade watching weeds grow. It doesn't take a whole lot to keep some folks entertained.”

--Lou Bradshaw (Blue Valley)

"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever."

--Isaiah 40:8 (NKJV)

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What is it within man where he seeks to be autonomous? Of course it is the fallen, sinful nature, but that same nature cries out for God. Some are able to squelch that sound, but it is still there…

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Added by Don Adkisson on June 4, 2020 at 8:41am — No Comments

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