Christian Writer Author:
Richard S. Adams
Location:
Portland
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Oregon
Email:
rsaofyap@yahoo.com
Website:
www.yukonangelproductions.com
 Richard is happily married to Lily. He has four sons; Tom, Ryan, Chris, and Spence. He has a beautiful granddaughter, Autumn. He received his M.Div. from George Fox Evangelical Seminary in Portland where he does spiritual direction and video work while occasionally helping Lily with her business. He writes articles for The Examiner and his web site.
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I've Written . . .
Weaning and Wooing
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Bible Study
Fiction: False
“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 is one of those passages that constantly draw me toward God. It always speaks through the distractions of the mom
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Merry Christmas 2005
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Bible Study
Fiction: False
The flu bug jumped on me a couple of days ago so I took time to just lay on the couch and watch a movie from Netflex. It was called Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel, 2005. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards.
The movie is inspired by a true story about the World War I Christmas truce of December 1914, depicted through the eyes of French, Scottish and German s
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A Gated Community
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Current Events
Fiction: False
This morning I was thinking about yesterday's tragedy at Fort Hood. While praying for the family and friends of those killed and injured, as well as the spirit of someone who would do such a thing, I was reminded of another murder, the first murder.
In Genesis 4:10, after Cain killed his brother Abel, God said to Cain, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from
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A Thanksgiving Divorce?
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Marriage
Fiction: False
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, but how many married people are thinking, even now, of cutting their losses and leaving? Children may slow the process somewhat, but it still happens. Why do we pay people just as foolish as we are to go on television and tell us what we already know? Does anyone need to be told that marriage and family are under attack; that around half of all marriages e
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Having the Eyes of Jesus
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Inspirational
Fiction: False
Are saying you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and living as if you really do the same thing? If not, I wonder if we sometimes forget that God's judgment applies to Christians as well as Moslems, gays, Jews, atheists and whatever other category of people you want to come up with. Do we find some kind of empty solace in believing that as long as we remain within our own niche we will be OK? Did Je
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Who Is the Victim
Christian Article
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Inspirational
Fiction: False
I have not worked for a newspaper since 1975. At that time we worked with lead. A lot of thought was given to article and ad placement before pages went to press. I wonder if it still is.
This morning I was struck by the placement of two articles on the front page and page four of our newspaper. One article was on abortion and one on releasing prisoners to save tax money.
Have you noticed y
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Craig's List, Garage Sales and Lessons on Respect
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Life
Fiction: False
Posting items on Craig's List has been an interesting experience filled with meeting interesting people. Have you done a garage sale? You stand there watching strangers pick through, set aside, discard items that remind you of someone, somewhere, someplace. It is an interesting experience. Every now and then you encounter someone respectful, someone who knows it is just stuff, as my bride likes to
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Psalm 56 and the Portland Rescue Mission
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Inspirational
Fiction: False
If you read my articles you know I cling to Scripture the way a person clings to a life preserver. As each wave swells up menacingly my hold on Scripture tightens. I do not replace God with Scripture, but it is my constant reminder, assurance, comfort, that yes, God is way out there somewhere, but also right here, aware of everyone and everything. Scripture says that God knows when a little sparro
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Leadership
Christian Article
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Christian Living
Fiction: False
The older I get the less I know, I mean really know. There is a part of really knowing something that not only takes up permanent residence in your spirit, but it actually becomes who you are. No, that's not right. You become that thing, for lack of a better word. You become that thing you really know, that thing that took up permanent residence within your spirit.
Curiously, as I discover all
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Come To The Mystery or Why I Love Oxymoron's
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Life
Fiction: False
Do you take a breather, break, rest, between projects? On long drives do you pull off the side of the road sometimes and just gaze toward the horizon, mountains, trees? What does your mind do in these in between times?
It looks like my next big project is moving. Yech, after almost five years here I am not looking forward to it. You say, "Change is good." I suppose change is good sometimes, but
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Keep On
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Christian Living
Fiction: False
Do you ever slow down long enough to realize how utterly helpless you are, how utterly helpless we all are? There is a certain understanding that comes when you know you have done all you can do. Put your shoulder to that rock and give it everything you have. Then what? What do you do when it continues to stare back at you, cold, unemotional, stoic in your exhausted presence?
We hide behind our
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Easter on Hawthorne in Portland
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Holidays
Fiction: False
I thought Friday was cold and very breezy as I waited for a media producer and director to meet me at Hawthorne and 136th.
Since I was early and she was detained I had plenty of time to walk up and down Hawthorne; checking out the old buildings, home to shops counter-cultural to what we find in malls, saying hello to whoever I passed on the sidewalk. More people made eye contact and smiled back
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The Love We Had At First
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Love
Fiction: False
After you have been with someone for a while I think it is a good thing to remember how it was in the beginning. I remember my first date with Lily. (7/22/83) It wasn't too long before she wanted me to take her home, but I refused. Instead, we drove from Odessa, TX to Midland so we could have more time to talk. We were out most of the night and by the time I took her home I had a beachhead in her
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Why Read The Bible
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Bible Study
Fiction: False
It's important to our spiritual growth to connect with God through scripture every day, yes, every day. There are various daily or weekly Bible Reading schedules and everyone should be able to find one that meets their needs. With a systematic, daily reading schedule, reading the entire Bible in a year is not a chore at all, once you have a routine and find your daily rhythm.
People who read sl
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