It was around this time of year, the summer of 1979 to be more precise, when I bought a little blue Hilux pickup from a Toyota dealership in Houston Texas. I remember the test drive. It was a hot, humid … Read the rest The post Hilux pickup has run into a hiccup appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
I bet you’ve heard some version of this expression: Small minds talk about people, mediocre minds talk about things, and great minds talk about ideas. You’ve heard something like that. Right? It sure makes people and things appear to be … Read the rest The post People and things but not diamond rings appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
When it comes to brain health, give me songs, real songs, any day of the week. And I think it’s important to add that little reference to “real songs” because there are a lot of fake ones out there now. … Read the restThe post Give Me Songs and brain health singalongs appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
Is there something or someone you can see yourself standing in front of with your arms open wide? And I’m talking about the way people stand ready to welcome something or someone they’ve been looking forward to. Can you think … Read the rest The post Arms open wide to let what or who inside? appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
The woods of wonder, where I wander in my imagination, don’t look the same as the beautiful forests I’ve wandered through across the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Of course, those forests, in the majestic Colorado mountains, are beautiful. But they … Read the rest The post Woods of Wonder over yonder where I wander appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
“To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.” Paul wrote those words to Titus. And I get what he meant/means by that. … Read the rest The post All things are pure. Is that right? Are you sure? appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
You might realize the incredible elephant and man similarities. But I’m gonna share a little article. I discovered this morning that I think shows even more than the writer imagined. The connections between elephant and man ¶ When an elephant … Read the restThe post Elephant and man from the only one who can appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
I read the phrase, works of the law, this morning, and the theme song from the TV show COPS popped into my head. Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Bad boys need to know works of the law ain’t … Read the rest The post Works of the law? Everybody say, naw appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
You had no control over it. So, you were born into a cursed world and you have to struggle with that your whole life. How’s that for starting off an encouraging message for you? Well, never worry and never fear. … Read the rest The post Wisdom Bible verses to help you with those curses appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
Why would God issue something as a commandment? Do you think it’s just because He enjoys bossin’ us around? Or maybe you think it’s his preferred way of showing us who’s in charge? I think those things might be true … Read the rest The post Pure heart is the best place to start appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
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Temptation and desire don’t just happen to atheists and pagans. As a writer of an article, I read a couple of days ago, said, “They can affect Christians who have too much exposure to inappropriate content, such as sexual imagery, … Read the rest The post Temptation and desire get your help from way up higher appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
Comparison and envy. Thank goodness Christians don’t have to deal with that stuff. Right? Because comparison kills creativity. And envy kills joy. Matter of fact, it even kills people. Yikes! It’s not an exaggeration to say envy kills joy and … Read the restThe post Envy kills joy so don’t treat it like a toy appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
You do go through fire in this life. No matter who you are. No matter how much or how little money you have. And no matter how many connections in high places you have. Nobody gets out of it. The … Read the rest The post After the fire you don’t simply retire appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. And that happened mostly because of just one song. So, that must’ve been quite a song. Right? You got it. So good that you’ve probably sung it at least … Read the rest The post Morning Star designs inspired lyrical lines appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
No doubt about it. It’s how you started in this life. Empty-handed. And no matter what you do or don’t do, with your life, it will end that very same way. But empty-handed doesn’t have to equal branded and stranded. … Read the rest The post Empty handed, branded, and stranded appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
I’ll tell you, right up front, it’s a metaphor for Heaven. And I didn’t come up with the metaphor because I had to. Because if someone told me I had to, I probably would’ve skipped the whole darn thing. Yeah, … Read the rest The post Metaphor for Heaven story at eleven appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
If you care about your health, and you certainly should, you probably know how important digestive enzymes are. But did you know that as you get older, your body doesn’t do such a good job of making enough of them? … Read the restThe post Digestive enzymes and silly kid rhymes appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
Yeah, I’ve got a sneaky way of saying things. Not every word or sentence I write. But certainly in some key places. Including places like books and music for kids. There are others who use this tactic for more sinister … Read the rest The post Sneaky way of saying what I say appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
Today I read a few snippets of articles that talked about the value of scripture memorization when it comes to teaching kids about faith in Jesus and His word. That brought back memories of vacation Bible school in a small … Read the restThe post Scripture memorization and this self realization appeared first on Tony Funderburk.
Who cares if you sing truth to a kid? Especially if it’s a very young kid. Because they’re not even gonna know or care if it’s true or not anyway right? They’ll just trust you. Or whatever grown up is … Read the rest The post Sing truth to a kid. Yeah, that’s what I did appeared first on Tony Funderburk.