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Perspectives
by David C. Howard
The “Perspectives” podcast hosted by David Howard reflects the Gospel designed to address the needs and challenges of a contemporary culturally diverse multi-millennial audience. While our ethnicities and languages differ, those contrasts should not be, nor are they sufficient enough to separate us in our fellowship with one another. David during the course of his ministry has met people from around the world. In the course of establishing those very unique relationships it is understandable how things can get lost in translation, thus the title "Perspectives", designed for a global audience.
Episodes
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Who is this?
If the pillars of our faith are to hold true, if they are to steady us upon troubled seas, it is imperative that we truly know who "Jesus" is. What does his presence look like in our lives. Not in the all too familiar context of a warmhearted story that traditionally encapsulates Christmas and...
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Grape Juice & Wine
Good morning, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the class of 2024, and all the kindergarten through college graduates, on their academic success. Wishing you the absolute best in your future. In life we can be so wrong about so many things, in fact the longer I live, the more life I...
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Wounded Warrior
I want to pause before I begin today’s message to salute the service and commitment of our servicemembers as we celebrate Memorial Day this weekend. Warriors apprehend at some point in their lives they are unable to abide under their physical strength alone, but to endure it requires something…
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"Te amo"
Before I begin today's podcast, I want to wish all the mother's a very happy Mother’s Day, showered with flowers, candy, cards, balloons, and the treat of a special meal that she does not have to cook herself. Thank you for absolutely everything. . Is there anything greater, more beautiful than a...
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Wherefore Shall I Complain?
Over the last few months I have attended four funerals, as I witnessed firsthand the grief and sorrow the families endured at the loss of their beloved. I listened to wonderful eulogies, acknowledgements, words of comfort, and invitations to Christian fellowship, and all with the exception of one...
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No Confidence
Throughout our lives, we are constantly pressured to be confident, self-sufficient, and be certain of our own abilities, depending on absolutely nothing or no one. Confidence enough in oneself to believe that we can do and accomplish anything we put our hearts and minds to, albeit innocent or ill...
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Uneven Exchange
Before I begin, I want to wish you and your families a very wonderful Easter, and the many blessings the day brings for us all as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I continue to keep you in my prayers and ask for yours as well as I seek to present with all…
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Pick & Pluck
Succotash, of which I cannot spell, is the most insufferable complement to vegetables known to humanity. Whereas the peas and carrots are pleasing, the dried tasteless texture of the lama beans make it unbearable, as I would do my best to purposefully separate them, and on occasion hide them in a...
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Aunt Mary
Before we begin, I want to ask a special prayer on behalf of the James family on the loss of their mother, my aunt Mary. I ask that God give them comfort and peace in this moment. There is nothing more beautiful to behold than to witness, first-hand, the embodiment of God's grace and mercy.…
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the Cedars of Lebanon
There is no more impressive sight to behold than an aged tree, standing tall and picturesque in its magnificent glory. While others seem quite commonplace, like the trees and bushes in our yards, there are those that seem to have found a bit of immortality, archives of history. Yet, in all its...
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I Messed Up
Before we begin this morning, I ask that we say a special prayer for a beloved friend of mine, Dick Williams. I had a chance to visit with he and his family this week, however his health has taken a negative turn. Scriptures Jonah 2:1-10, Psalm 121:1-8 Today’s message has only two scriptures, as...
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Redeeming the Time
Welcome to 2024! And thank you for joining me for the first episode of the new year. I ask a special prayer for a gentleman named Omar, and a young lady named Kathy, her mother Sylvia, and her daughter Katrina, and her son Anthony. Another year (2023) has ended, another list of inconsequential...
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O' Night Devine
I missed you all these last few weeks, as I was under the weather, and thank you for you continued prayers. Have you ever heard a song sung so beautifully that it gives you goose bumps (or as I had a friend from the south refer to as “chicken bumps”), or a melody so sweet, so deep that it brings...
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To the Rescue
We ask a special prayer for the McIntosh family, as we lost Mary at 4:30 p.m. last Sunday. Growing up we heard a lot about chivalry, the age of King Author and the Knights of the Round Table (however I don’t know why the table was round). We watched its depiction in Hollywood classics, as men…
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Certain Salvation
The principal tenants of our faith rest directly in our understanding of Salvation. It is not reserved for some but offered as a gift to all. Suppose I was to ask, to whom does salvation belong, we could rightly proclaim, with the greatest assurance, everyone. However, the most important answer...
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When Heaven Calls
This past week has been full as I found myself moving from one event to another. As Tuesday arrived, I was exhausted, and finally had a chance to exhale. All our lives are full, I suppose … but we should take advantage of the days that God has so richly blessed us with. We may believe we hold the...
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His Workmanship
Have you ever wondered to yourself if you got this thing called, “Christianity,” right? We know its definition. We’ve heard others publicly declare to be. We can assume, I suppose, that it means to be Christ like. However, doing so would oversimplify the true depth of its meaning. Today, it is...
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Wrapped Up … the Cat in the Yarn
Have you ever found yourself in a place in which the longer you stayed, the more perplexing it became. Where oftentimes what you learned in the beginning no longer applies or makes sense, because we’ve taken on, or added pointless layers of little or no consequence, that make what was ideally...
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It Could Have Been ... Me
This week marks the 22nd Anniversary of the catastrophic events that took place on September 11th, 2001, in which we witnessed firsthand the horror and devastation that took place that day. There are few such events throughout history where we can say we were there. Those that happen with little…
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A Conversation with, Dr. Robert L. Fairley
I am pleased and consider it a privilege to be with you once more. It feels like an eternity, since my last podcast, but my time away was needed to set aside time to consider what God would have me to share, and to lovingly hold fast the faith that He has patiently poured into each of you. My…
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Searching for What?
The best game ever invented was hide and seek. It has international acclaim as kids (and surprisingly sometimes adults) play it globally strategically and objectively. The object of the game is to hide inconspicuously (sometimes in plain sight) without being caught. “Hiding” is the easy part,...
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How Do You Know?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. These are the words articulated in the Declaration of Independence written on July 4,...
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Facing Goliath
Although I began writing this message about five weeks ago, for some reason the timing was not right, but as a believer of God’s perfect timing, I am certain this particular message is meant to resonate with someone today, at this very moment. If someone is trying to remember my name for the…
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Anchored in the Lord
The oceans are littered with sunken vessels, those capsized, tossed to and forth by the torrent of waves and the ceaseless billow of the winds. Meanwhile, others having faced similar circumstances remained afloat, although battered amid the most perilous seas. They may have been tossed about,...
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A Conversation with Mom, Happy Mother’s Day
Well, I know it has been some time since the original episode of Perspectives (September 15, 2020). In fact, today is episode ninety-nine (99), and how timely it falls Mother's Day, but before I begin, I want to wish you all a very happy and blessed Mother's Day, and all the best a mother can...
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Teach Us How to Pray
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep …, that familiar prayer from childhood that we have passed from one generation to the next, and the Lord's Prayer we traditionally learn as we grow a bit older and recite word for word. We bless our food by saying, what we refer to as...
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Lo I Am With You Always!
Typically, I begin each message with a tidbit of gossip about my life, the peaks and valleys, failures, and successes, however I cannot in and of itself, take any personal credit, for the good as I am a debtor to many. In fact, I owe a wealth of gratitude to a fellow servant in Christ, who...
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Proof and Evidence
I want to begin by wishing each of you listening today Happy Easter. Seeing is believing is a phrase commonly used as an abstract meaning for distrust. For example, when someone repeatedly tells another, I will see you next week, and as the weeks and months pass, they are nowhere to be found.…
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The People Are Hungry, but We’re Feeding them the Wrong Thing
It is incredible how our taste changes over time. Fish sticks, pork & beans and wieners, tuna and string bean casseroles (what is with the onions), fruitcake, brussels sprouts, hog-head cheese, and goober grape, of which I do not like even today. I have had the honor and privilege of watching my...
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Trust God
How many of us would trust someone with our most prized possession? Who would you trust with your life? Trust is often misunderstood and misrepresented, and its definition can vary depending on who we are speaking to, or who is using it. Trust gives the utmost confidence and allows us to confide...
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Whosoever Will
As we approach the season of grace, Easter, I believe it necessary to speak of the urgency and necessity of Salvation. However, we do not want to find ourselves in a place absent of God’s presence, or have to speculate about the merits of our own salvation, living in constant fear wondering if we...
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Let it Go
Referenced scriptures today are: Ephesians 4:31-32; Hebrews 12:14-15; Matthew 6:14-15; and Romans 12:18 I have a storage space that I pay a handsome ransom for each month. It is full of unforgettable things that I either, no longer have use for, I've outgrown, or have not seen for more than eight...
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Priceless Patience
There are few things that frustrate us more than having to wait. We willfully accept with gladness, the answer yes, and begrudgingly come to terms with the answer no, but having to wait is problematic for us, as we suffer great anxiety in doing so. Oh, the anticipation of heartbreak or…
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That's Not Fair
For as long as I can remember I have loved playing the game of football. So much so, in fact, I can recall my brother and I playing in slow motion in the living room, he’s at the 50, the 30, the 10, touchdown, or tackling each other just short of a fictitious goal line as we mimicked our favorite...
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A Love of Consequence
According to Rae Oliver (2023) It is estimated that Americans will spend an estimated $21.8 billion dollars during valentine’s day (58 million pounds of chocolate, and $2.3 billion in floral arrangements). This is the day most associate with our show of perpetual love and affection. If that is…
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I Thought You Were A Christian?
The authenticity of our faith is forever under the watchful eye of others. There are those that are eager to see what becomes of us, while on the other hand there are those that mockingly anticipate our failure, waiting to openly declare our faith is less than genuine. I often believe there is...
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I Need Thee
Have you ever been lost? You know you’re somewhere, but you just can’t quite figure out where that somewhere is. You have a map and very detailed directions, but it does not make sense, in fact you’ve tried them a routine number of times only to wind up right back where you started from. How many...
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Contagious Kindness
I've often heard people say, "expect the worse and you won't be disappointed". Have you ever been absolutely wrong about your perception of someone, only to realize their random act of kindness changed everything; they said thank you; they asked “how’s your day?”; they asked about your family, or...
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Hide & Seek
One of the first games we learned as a child is hide and seek. The rules appear simple enough, it is when one person, by signifying, one potato, two potato, three potato, is designated to count (typically to ten [10]), while all the other participants run and hide. Consequently, some are found...
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Finding Christ in Our Christmas
Imagine parents struggling and searching for a place to give birth, going from door to door, inn to inn asking, begging, and pleading for a well-mannered place for a child to be born. Consider Mary's pains as her labor intensified each time they were told, there is no room. Contemplate the bustle...
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A Conversation with Pastor Gerald Wilcoxon and First Lady Janice Wilcoxon of Mount Sanai Institutional Baptist Church, North Chicago, Illinois
Today’s podcast is very special as I have the distinct pleasure of introducing a wonderful friend and mentor Pastor Gerald Wilcoxon and First Lady Janice Wilcoxon, of Mount Sanai Institutional Baptist Church, in North Chicago. Biography Pastor Wilcoxon is a graduate of Lakeland College…
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That's Not You
Have you ever done something out of character? Something that catches everyone off guard and throws an otherwise predictable situation in an entirely different direction. At times it may have unplanned consequences, and others may completely change, no matter how innocent, the way we are…
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Adrift & Aimless
An article by Jim Lucas speaks of Sir. Isaac Newton as one of the most influential scientists of all time. His ideas became the basis for modern physics. He is best known for his work in studying gravity and the motion of planets. Newton’s first law of Motion, suggests, "A body at rest will…
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A Season of Thanks and Giving
On Thursday, November 24, 2022, we will celebrate Thanksgiving once again, as a time specifically reserved for giving thanks for the blessings that we’ve received thereupon. The holiday was born out of a harsh and devastating winter in which many immigrants to the new land, suffered and died from...
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Poor, Destitute, and Forsaken
Last year I decided to take a road less traveled from Northern to Southern California. Rather than using the tradition route (Interstate 5), I chose to drive the serene and scenic Pacific coast highway. While it added nearby 2.5 hours to my trip the view of the jagged cliffs, and the waves…
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Struggle Finding God
Before I begin I just ask a special prayer for a young man named Dillan that I met while away. I was there for work, but God sent me to Denver to meet him. Thus the title of today’s podcast. Several years ago, many, before graduating high school, the family went to a brand-new shopping mall...
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Improbable Grace
In a quote by Anne Lamont, she expresses, I do not at all understand the mystery of grace, only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave us where it found us. How would we describe grace? Would it simply be a footnote, an afterthought, or an anecdote, given little or no regard, or would…
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What's on Your Mind
There is a beautiful song produced by Vineyard music, in which the lyrics simply says. Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true. Change my heart Oh God, may I be like You. You are the potter, I am the clay, Mold me and make me, this is what I pray. Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true.…
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Buyer's Remorse
There she was pristine, candy red, white convertible top and interior, cassette tape and the most beautiful sounding engine, I had to have it. I prayed, Lord if you let me get it, I will go to church every Sunday, but that was a commitment and promise that did not last, and the thing I believed…
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Hidden Idol
I want to introduce today’s podcast a little differently today, with the context of scripture at the beginning, as it sets the stage for the entirety of the message. Joshua 7:1-12; 19-25 Achan’s Sin Today’s podcast is titled. Hidden Idol My entire life I have been tasked to give an account, take...
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The “Perspectives” podcast hosted by David Howard reflects the Gospel designed to address the needs and challenges of a contemporary culturally diverse multi-millennial audience. While our ethnicities and languages differ, those contrasts should not be, nor are they sufficient enough to separate us in our fellowship with one another. David during the course of his ministry has met people from around the world. In the course of establishing those very unique relationships it is understandable how things can get lost in translation, thus the title "Perspectives", designed for a global audience.
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