Britton Christian Church

I couldn’t have been more than 13 years old at the time. I lived down the street from Will Rogers Elementary School in Duncan, OK. Will Rogers was the hub of our neighborhood. Kids came from all directions to go to school at Will Rogers, the elementary school that I had attended before going to Duncan Junior High.

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We are living by faith. I can say this about all people today regardless of our religious preferences, our acceptance or denial of the existence of God, and without knowing anyone’s understanding of God’s Word. All people are living by faith. The question is, “What do you have faith in? In whom are you placing your faith today?” Are you living by faith in yourself? Are you a survivor — placing your confidence in your ability to survive the pitfalls, challenges, and trials of everyday life? Are you a good moral person — confident in your ability to do the “right” thing even when the pressure to take a short cut presses in on you? Are you a self-made man or woman? Do you look at what you have “achieved” in this life and stand in amazement at your brilliance, ingenuity, and passionate determination? Are you connected – having powerful and influential friends that you can call upon for most any need that you could ever have in life? Are you the captain of your own soul? Are you the master of your own fate? The 18th century English poet, William Ernest Henley, expressed this kind of unconquerable confidence when he wrote his famous poem, Invictus. Henley writes,

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