Rev. Dr. Dyton Owen7 days ago1 minOUT OF MY MIND: KindnessDo you know what is perhaps the most desirable, most appreciated character trait? Proverbs 19:22 tells us “What is desirable in a person...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenMay 51 minOUT OF MY MIND: No Dead EndsI’m sure you have seen movies where the bad guys chase the hero down some abandoned street and into a dark alley. He jumps over empty...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenApr 211 minOUT OF MY MIND: Painful But HopefulAre you a gardener? Do you enjoy seeing things grow? If so, you understand the principle that a plant must be pruned in order to produce...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenApr 131 minOUT OF MY MIND: Are You a Secret Follower?Crucifixion was the most horrible form of execution humanity has ever devised. It was such a degrading thing that those crucified could...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenMar 241 minOUT OF MY MIND: Happiness EnsuesIn the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson tells us that “all men are created equal by their Creator with certain unalienable...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenMar 162 minOUT OF MY MIND: A Prayer for the WorldA Prayer for the World (In Light of Ongoing Events) Lord, it seems like every day you become more distant As we awaken to daily senseless...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenMar 102 minOUT OF MY MIND: Prayer For PeaceA few years ago, I was asked to write a Prayer for Peace to be included in a book written by a colleague. It seems fitting that I share...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenMar 31 minOUT OF MY MIND: The Great DepartureThe season of Lent is a time for us to give up what we are, what we have been, in order to become what we are called to be. Scholar of...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenFeb 231 minOUT OF MY MIND: Flawed But HopefulFor some years now historians, gossip magazines, and the media have highlighted Martin Luther King’s flaws, weaknesses, and brokenness. ...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenFeb 161 minOUT OF MY MIND: Peace Under PressureFeelings of stress are caused by the body’s instinct to defend itself. This instinct is good in emergencies, such as getting out of the...
Rev. Jonathon ClinesmithFeb 102 minAfghan Refugee Response“He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.”-...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenFeb 101 minOUT OF MY MIND: God's TimingI don’t know about you, but I don’t like to wait in long lines at a restaurant, or being stuck in traffic during rush hour, or being put...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenFeb 21 minOUT OF MY MIND: What Is Your Call?If you have been in church culture for a while, you have heard the term “calling” many times. You may have wondered what that term means....
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenJan 271 minOUT OF MY MIND: Slaying the GiantsDo you ever wonder why certain people rise to meet a great challenge and others don’t? You’ve heard the story of David and Goliath,...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenJan 201 minOUT OF MY MIND: The Power to Change the WorldIn 1962 in Montgomery, Alabama, a young, unknown Baptist preacher came home to find a large crowd gathered in the front of his house,...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenJan 132 minOUT OF MY MIND: Fate or Faith?Too often, we confuse “fate” with “faith.” Nothing could be more different! How many times have you heard someone say – or said yourself...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenDec 22, 20211 minOUT OF MY MIND: Finding ChristmasA couple of weeks ago, I wrote about some of the people in the Christmas story who missed Christmas: the innkeeper, the religious...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenDec 16, 20212 minOUT OF MY MIND: Be Like MaryPicture the scene: An angel has just informed Mary that she, a virgin, would soon be pregnant and, as a matter of fact, will be...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenDec 9, 20211 minOUT OF MY MIND: Will You Miss Christmas?Every year, Christmas comes, and Christmas goes. It often comes quickly, before we are ready; and it often goes by without much notice. ...
Rev. Dr. Dyton OwenDec 2, 20213 minOUT OF MY MIND: The Rush to ChristmasWe are impatient people, aren’t we? Every year around this time, I hear it. Sometimes, I get bombarded by it: “Why aren’t we singing more...