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Leadership: Accountability & Responsibility

Most see a Position and desire the Power that accompanies it.  They pursue it with reckless abandon, willing to compromise, rewrite, and act lawless in the process to obtain it.  Once in hand, there is a rush to operate in one’s new found power.  This is often dangerous, because Power can Produce and Prosper, but can Persecute and Poison.  In this we see the safety of mentorship and a multitude…

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Lying about the Past….

One who is committed to lying about the future has already demonstrated they will lie about today. Those who rewrite history look to deceive the present and altar the future. Their concern is themselves, hiding their deeds, and embellishing their contribution. They have little to no convern of those who must look to the past to direct and shape the future. Their motives are varied, but their…

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The Last Jedi/Journalist

Are you not entertained? There was a time when facts were important. Research was thorough. Opinion existed but were discussed behind closed doors. Now opinions have been come fact, and are published for the eyesof those who are not informed enough to discern and decide for themselves. Sadly, we are discovering that only a few true Journalists remain; and in this new landscape, they are seen…

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Bullies 3.1.25

It is amazing how many people watch the bully abuse those that are powerless or broken.The truth is, the weak are just relieved the bully has placed his attention on someone else, allowing them to hold on to their lunch money another day. They know as soon as he shift his focus from one, he will find another, so they find comfort in watching him terrorize others. I often think of the trauma of…

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1 Messenger:1 Message?

One of the things I found most limiting about the Catholic faith was the approach to the proclamation of the Word of God.  As a Preacher, it was challenging and restricting to know that the Word of God, which is alive in our hands, would be limited to the interpretation of one vessel.  The same message would be passed down for all to be read aloud for the gathered parishioners. Well in the year…

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My Position Hasn't Changed I Kings 18:42

My Position Hasn’t Changed I Kings 18:42

So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 1 Kings 18:42 In this passage, we find Elijah full of faith and confidence from the showdown with the prophets of Baal.   God had shown Elijah what He was with Him, sending fire from heaven to consume the water on the altar along with the sacrifice. He climbs to…

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It's All About Timing!

It’s All About Timing!

Luke 1:24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, Luke 1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. Sunday, I had the honor of sharing a Word at Image Church in Houston Texas. The message, “It’s all about Timing!” In this message, God was speaking to me about the most important…

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Singing Words; Know the Meaning!

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Is the Truth Worth Your Freedom?

Is the Truth Worth Your Freedom?

Jeremiah 37:4 Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison. … Jeremiah 37:16 Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time. Is the Truth Worth your Freedom? For most, the answer is “No!”, but for Jeremiah it was yes. Verse 4 is written with the knowledge that verse 16 will occur. At this stage in Jeremiahs life,…

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Little Red Riding Hood Comes to Church? #littleredridinghood #toxicchurch #pastorjdo3 #christianpreaching #christianteaching #churchhurt

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Now She in My DM's! #inmydms #dms #firstmetchurch #myfirstmet #pastorjdo3 #bestthingineverhad #divorce #temptation #jezebel #backthentheydidntwantme

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Father and Son; Serving together!

Father and Son; Serving together!

Time flies! I have had the honor of doing many things, but the Father’s Day message of 2020 was one of the greatest. I have been honored to carry the same name of Pastor Johnny Dwight Ogletree, Sr, a man who set a course for our family by answering a call to carry the light of Christ to the world. Shortly before the pandemic, I asked my father to Baptize me as an old man in my 40’s. It was an…

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When Arms Get Weary....

When Arms Get Weary….

11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning,but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. Exodus 17:11-12 NIV Moses will go down as one of the greatest…