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  • When the Cradle Is Empty
    by Howitzer
    Walking Through Grief After Miscarriage Man to Man By Tim Howington (research curated by AI) My wife was not very far along, but we had… Read more: When the Cradle Is Empty
  • The Daughter Who Remembered (Part 3/3 of Ho Chi Minh Series)
    by Howitzer
    Click HERE to Download By the time the sun climbed over the river’s bend, An was already on her second basket of ginger. She sat… Read more: The Daughter Who Remembered (Part 3/3 of Ho Chi Minh Series)
  • The Place Where the Water Bends (Part 2/3 of Ho Chi Minh Series)
    by Howitzer
    Click HERE to Read More Before the delta, there was the city. Narrow alleys. Faded walls. A child’s laughter that echoed. A shutters too brittle… Read more: The Place Where the Water Bends (Part 2/3 of Ho Chi Minh Series)
  • Lost in Ho Chi Minh City (Part 1/3 of Ho Chi Minh Series)
    by Howitzer
    Click HERE to download a copy of Lost in Ho Chi Minh City. Here is a sneak peek of the short story. Chapter 1: Before… Read more: Lost in Ho Chi Minh City (Part 1/3 of Ho Chi Minh Series)
  • You Will Be My Martyrs
    by Howitzer
    Jesus didn’t say, “You’ll be My marketing reps.” He didn’t say, “You’ll be My content creators.” He said, “You will be My witnesses.” And in… Read more: You Will Be My Martyrs
  • Is it God’s Will that the Guy/Gal I Voted for did not get Elected?
    by Howitzer
    Republished from the presidential election in 2008… Republished from the presidential election in 2012… Republished from the presidential election in 2016… Republished for the presidential… Read more: Is it God’s Will that the Guy/Gal I Voted for did not get Elected?
  • Part 4: Seeds on Good Soil  
    by Howitzer
            When I was growing up, I got an opportunity to live with my Grandma Sasser.  Her name was Ruda and she is one of… Read more: Part 4: Seeds on Good Soil  
  • Part 3: Seeds Among the Thorns
    by Howitzer
    The curse of being the oldest child is that sometimes the weight of the world is on your shoulders.  I was talking with a friend… Read more: Part 3: Seeds Among the Thorns
  • Part 2: Seed on Rocky Soil
    by Howitzer
    Infatuation is a funny thing.  Here is a great definition- an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. Example- “he had developed… Read more: Part 2: Seed on Rocky Soil
  • Part 1: Seeds on the Road
    by Howitzer
    by Tim Howington Years ago, I spent the summer in Turkey.  We were on a mission trip working with Iranian refugees who had flooded Turkey… Read more: Part 1: Seeds on the Road
  • Meticulous Providence
    by Howitzer
    by The Howitzer Recently I have had a harrowing experience.  I had a heart attack.  My doctor said beforehand that I was in heart attack… Read more: Meticulous Providence
  • Are You a Taker?
    by Howitzer
    In the part of the south that I come from the connotation that you are a taker verses being a giver is a negative. Maybe… Read more: Are You a Taker?
  • The Lord’s Prayer and the End of Racism
    by Howitzer
    Resolving Racism Bible Study (RRBS)- Part 6 of Many You probably know the story.  Jesus’ disciples were impressed with how Jesus prayed.  One day as… Read more: The Lord’s Prayer and the End of Racism
  • Turn the Other Cheek to Racism
    by Howitzer
    Resolving Racism Bible Study (RRBS)- Part 5 of Many As I sit here this morning it occurs to me that racism is something that the… Read more: Turn the Other Cheek to Racism
  • Making Friends in the Midst of Racism
    by Howitzer
    Resolving Racism Bible Study (RRBS)- Part 4 of Many I am not mad at anybody.  As far as I know I have resolved all the… Read more: Making Friends in the Midst of Racism
  • Raca and Racism
    by Howitzer
    Resolving Racism Bible Study (RRBS)- Part 3 of Many I used to get a chance to host and participate in an annual dating seminar.  What… Read more: Raca and Racism
  • Salt, Light and Racism
    by Howitzer
    Resolving Racism Bible Study (RRBS)- Part 2 of Many I began this study as a bit of an experiment.  I really do not know what… Read more: Salt, Light and Racism
  • Racism and the Beatitudes
    by Howitzer
    Resolving Racism Bible Study (RRBS)- Part 1 of Many In our world today we have some real issues.  One of the most discussed is how… Read more: Racism and the Beatitudes
  • An Open Letter to the Christian Family about Generosity to Our Missionaries
    by Howitzer
    First published on the Freedom 5:one Blog I (Tim) had a world-changing meeting at Cracker Barrell recently. It was impactful to me because I was… Read more: An Open Letter to the Christian Family about Generosity to Our Missionaries
  • How to Resolve a Conflict- Part 3 of 3
    by Howitzer
    Sometimes you just need to forgive. In the past couple of articles in this series we have been talking about the role of active conflict… Read more: How to Resolve a Conflict- Part 3 of 3
  • How to Resolve a Conflict- Part 2 of 3
    by Howitzer
    When the conflict is the other person’s fault, it is MY responsibility to make things right. So, early in our marriage, my wife and I… Read more: How to Resolve a Conflict- Part 2 of 3
  • How to Resolve a Conflict- Part 1 of 3
    by Howitzer
    When the conflict is my fault, it is my responsibility to make things right My last year in college, I moved in with 7 other… Read more: How to Resolve a Conflict- Part 1 of 3
  • God Forgives Like You Do
    by Howitzer
    What if I told you that God forgives in the same way as you do? Almost 20 years ago, I had a rough exit from… Read more: God Forgives Like You Do
  • Does America have a Forgiveness Problem?
    by Howitzer
    As I watch these race riots work themselves out all over the country, I wonder why people are so mad.  You do not have to… Read more: Does America have a Forgiveness Problem?
  • One Thing is Necessary
    by Howitzer
    For years I have been mentoring/discipling men.  One of my great blessing in life was to come to faith in a discipleship culture.  Not only… Read more: One Thing is Necessary
  • Why I Stopped Trying to Memorize the Bible!
    by Howitzer
    As a young believer I was exposed to the spiritual discipline of Scripture Memory.  I can remember sitting in my living room with one of… Read more: Why I Stopped Trying to Memorize the Bible!
  • We are not Spiritual Orphans
    by Howitzer
    Ran across this picture recently.  This may be the only picture I have of my nuclear family before the D-Bomb hit.  I am in the… Read more: We are not Spiritual Orphans
  • The Jesus Film Project
    by Howitzer
    One of the greatest films of all time is the Jesus Film.  It chronicles the life of Jesus and has been translated into many languages. … Read more: The Jesus Film Project
  • Billy and I have Eternal Life
    by Howitzer
    With the passing of the great evangelist Billy Graham talk of eternal life is everywhere.  Even skeptics of his message are wondering ‘where has Billy… Read more: Billy and I have Eternal Life
  • Many Aspire, Few Attain- PDF
    by Howitzer
    Many Aspire, Few Attain Walt Henrichsen I have recently run into a pdf of this classic booklet by Walt Henrichsen.  You can’t buy this any… Read more: Many Aspire, Few Attain- PDF
  • Why do Many Aspire but Few Attain in the Christian Life?
    by Howitzer
    This classic sermon by Walter Henrichsen that spawned a great little booklet called Many Aspire Few Attain has been a driving force for me all… Read more: Why do Many Aspire but Few Attain in the Christian Life?
  • Bart, What Do You Want for Me to Do for You?
    by Howitzer
    What a moment!  Blind Bartimaeus is face to face with Jesus.  He can’t see Him, but he knows He is there.  And then the question. … Read more: Bart, What Do You Want for Me to Do for You?
  • Stumbled upon Jesus
    by Howitzer
    Sometimes as a believer it strikes me that I am not sure how I even got into this Christian life thing. It is as if… Read more: Stumbled upon Jesus
  • Longing for the good water
    by Howitzer
    How exquisite your love, O God! How eager we are to run under your wings, To eat our fill at the banquet you spread as… Read more: Longing for the good water
  • Contending, Defending or Pretending
    by Howitzer
    What if I told you that I believed that how we respond to the message of Christ as recorded in the Bible was the key… Read more: Contending, Defending or Pretending
  • Expectation of the Mature- Case Study of Philemon
    by Howitzer
    My home group is studying through the book of Philemon.  This one chapter wonder is a great compliment to our recently completed study of Colossians. … Read more: Expectation of the Mature- Case Study of Philemon
  • The Unrested Heart
    by Howitzer
    My heart has no rest My mind is full of doubt not of You entirely but of me but of those around me are we… Read more: The Unrested Heart
  • He Understands Us
    by Howitzer
    I piddle at song writing.  In my mind, my songs sound much better than they do in real life but I do it anyway. Most… Read more: He Understands Us
  • The Bride and Her Money
    by Howitzer
    Just released our newest Bible Study on money principles for Freedom 5:one Ministries..  let me know if you want a copy.. this study is money… Read more: The Bride and Her Money
  • Omniscience in a Human Mind
    by Howitzer
    When I was in college my most difficult class by far was University Physics (calculus based).  Even though I have always had a pretty good… Read more: Omniscience in a Human Mind
  • Random Theology  
    by Howitzer
    We need to study theology!  Wait, wait – don’t run off just yet.   My Challenge for you is to at least finish the entire article… Read more: Random Theology  
  • New Book at Amazon
    by Howitzer
    I am excited to announce my new e-book that has just been published at Amazon.  The title is How to Manage Yourself when There is… Read more: New Book at Amazon
  • Spiritual Disciplines: Write a commentary
    by Howitzer
    Who me? I can’t write a commentary.  That is for the spiritual giants right?  How do you think the giants got big?  They processed large… Read more: Spiritual Disciplines: Write a commentary
  • Financial Difficulties a Blessing?
    by Howitzer
    What if our financial difficulties are really a blessing in disguise?  Listen to the song by Laura Story..  
  • Friend of God?
    by Howitzer
    “You are My friends if you do what I command you. “No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what… Read more: Friend of God?
  • Managing our Emotions in Tough Financial Times
    by Howitzer
    My dad calls it a flesh break.  I call it the tirades of a crazy man.  The Lord calls it sin.  I have to admit… Read more: Managing our Emotions in Tough Financial Times
  • Managing our Will in Tough Financial Times
    by Howitzer
    You wouldn’t know it by looking at me now but when I was a kid I used to be pretty fast.  I was not blazing… Read more: Managing our Will in Tough Financial Times
  • Managing our Minds in Tough Financial Times
    by Howitzer
    I remember when my son studied about Johnny Appleseed in his first grade history class. Some think that Johnny was a fabled character who embodies… Read more: Managing our Minds in Tough Financial Times
  • Managing Yourself When There is No Money to Manage
    by Howitzer
    Financial stress is not for the faint of heart.  Nothing in my life threatens to undo me more than money problems.  When things are going… Read more: Managing Yourself When There is No Money to Manage
  • The Lost Discipline of Silence and Solitude
    by Howitzer
    Settle yourself in solitude and you will come upon Him in yourself. —TERESA OF ÁVILA I have recently been reminded of a discipline that I… Read more: The Lost Discipline of Silence and Solitude
  • Who rules?
    by Howitzer
    Ps 24:1  The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. 2  For He has founded it… Read more: Who rules?
  • Greed Gets Me Either Way
    by Howitzer
    Greed surfaces in possessiveness and covetousness. Possessiveness relates to what we have, covetousness to what we want. Possessiveness is being selfish with what we own,… Read more: Greed Gets Me Either Way
  • If you cut me I bleed Red, White and Blue
    by Howitzer
    I remember the first time I returned from a mission trip overseas. We had been in a Middle Eastern country for a couple of months… Read more: If you cut me I bleed Red, White and Blue
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 10
    by Howitzer
    Reposted a great article in Discipleship Journal.  I really enjoyed what the author had to say and thought you would enjoy it too! Discipleship Journal… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 10
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 9
    by Howitzer
    2 Corinthians 5:1-10 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God,… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 9
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 8
    by Howitzer
    Luke 19:11-27 11 And while they were listening to these things, He went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 8
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 7
    by Howitzer
    1 Corinthians  4:1-5 4:1 Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 In… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 7
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 6
    by Howitzer
    Luke 16:1-13 16:1 Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and this steward was… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 6
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 5
    by Howitzer
    Romans 14:7-12 (NASB) 7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; 8 for if we live, we live… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 5
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 4
    by Howitzer
    1 Corinthians 3:10–15 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 4
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 3
    by Howitzer
    What is on the test? When I was in college I heard about Fraternities that had scads of old tests on file that their members… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 3
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 2
    by Howitzer
    It is my understanding that the Bema seat judgement differs from the great white throne judgement that we see in Revelations.  The great white throne… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 2
  • Bema Seat Judgement- Part 1
    by Howitzer
    Every year thousands of aspiring college students take the American College Testing Assessment Test (ACT).  The evaluation is a standardized college readiness assessment that helps… Read more: Bema Seat Judgement- Part 1
  • Treasure Principle by Alcorn Expanded Review
    by Howitzer
    One of the things I am doing is working through an accreditation process to become a Freedom 5:one financial coach.  One of my text books… Read more: Treasure Principle by Alcorn Expanded Review
  • The Treasure Principle- Book Review.
    by Howitzer
    As I begin my journey as a Freedom 5:one financial coach, I am reading through a core book that we recommend to all our clients:… Read more: The Treasure Principle- Book Review.
  • Great Things
    by Howitzer
    “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin
  • Listening to God?
    by Howitzer
    Whoever will listen will hear the speaking Heaven. This is definitely not the hour when men take kindly to an exhortation to listen, for listening… Read more: Listening to God?
  • Fear (of God)- Emotion of a Laborer
    by Howitzer
    I wrote an article a few years ago about teaching our children to fear the Lord. A reader commented that teaching that to our kids… Read more: Fear (of God)- Emotion of a Laborer
  • Depression- Emotion of a Laborer
    by Howitzer
    One of the common emotions I have consistently experienced over the past 30 years of labor is depression. It is defined as severe despondency and… Read more: Depression- Emotion of a Laborer
  • Amazement- Emotion of a Laborer
    by Howitzer
    One of the core emotions according to some emotion experts is amazement.  Amazement is kind of like surprise on steroids. I have had a surprise… Read more: Amazement- Emotion of a Laborer
  • Grief- Emotion of a Laborer
    by Howitzer
    Grief comes to all men through the hardships of life. Death of a loved one. Death of a dream. Loss of an opportunity. Grief is defined… Read more: Grief- Emotion of a Laborer
  • Rejection- Emotion of a Laborer
    by Howitzer
    My ministry philosophy has always been a pretty simple one. I view ministry kind of like a cup. Inside the cup are all the things… Read more: Rejection- Emotion of a Laborer
  • The Loneliness of Temptation- Emotion of a Laborer
    by Howitzer
    For years I have thought of writing about the emotions of the laborer. I never started to chronicle this work fearing that my experience was… Read more: The Loneliness of Temptation- Emotion of a Laborer
  • Example of a Prayer Warrior: Rachel Howington
    by Howitzer
    This is a post that my Aunt Shelly (She is on the right) wrote that I wanted to share with you.  She goes by Rachel… Read more: Example of a Prayer Warrior: Rachel Howington
  • Praying for Your Future
    by Howitzer
    If you are anything like me I can get pretty caught up in the past or the present and lose site of the future.  Especially… Read more: Praying for Your Future
  • Who created God?
    by Howitzer
    Taken from GotQuestions.org Question: “Who created God? Where did God come from?” Answer: A common argument from atheists and skeptics is that if all things… Read more: Who created God?
  • Discipleship Progress
    by Howitzer
    Making disciples means helping people become something that they weren’t before. via Twitter. Tim Howington ‏@thowington
  • Warm for Your Form?
    by Howitzer
    In the Bible there is a familiar exchange between the Lord and the man and the woman after they had disobeyed him.  In their now… Read more: Warm for Your Form?
  • The Quickie Quiet Time
    by Howitzer
    Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin… I am running late this morning, real late! You know what that feels like. Packing lunches… Read more: The Quickie Quiet Time
  • Momma Said There Would be Days Like This
    by Howitzer
    But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who… Read more: Momma Said There Would be Days Like This
  • Are You a Pragmatist when it Come to Discipleship?
    by Howitzer
    I have observed an interesting tension when it comes to disciple making. The tension is between pragmatism and theorism. One leans toward practicality and one… Read more: Are You a Pragmatist when it Come to Discipleship?
  • Man on George Street
    by Howitzer
    This is a great story about faithful witnessing for the Lord!
  • How to Make a Disciple-Maker : Quiet Time
    by Howitzer
    One of the kindest thing someone has ever done for me in my spiritual formation is hand me a little tract from the Navigators called… Read more: How to Make a Disciple-Maker : Quiet Time
  • How Long Does it Take to Raise Up a Fourth Generation?
    by Howitzer
    What if I told you that it might take a decade before you saw a 4th generation in your discipleship ministry? Would that be a… Read more: How Long Does it Take to Raise Up a Fourth Generation?
  • You Can’t Call It Discipleship Until There is a 4th Generation
    by Howitzer
    Met with a good friend of mine this morning to talk about his discipleship ministry.  Randall meets with a guy named Todd.  The question on… Read more: You Can’t Call It Discipleship Until There is a 4th Generation
  • Betty
    by Howitzer
    I am sitting here with my mother-in-law at the rest home. She is resting after falling this evening. She is fine by the way. I… Read more: Betty
  • Are You Memorizing Scripture?
    by Howitzer
    One of characteristics of men of God I have admired over the years is their connection to Scripture memory. I am watching my own heart… Read more: Are You Memorizing Scripture?
  • How Long Will I Live?
    by Howitzer
    I consider myself to pretty orthodox as it relates to things of faith. I would land on the more conservative side of most theological issues,… Read more: How Long Will I Live?
  • How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Develop an Evangelistic Testimony.
    by Howitzer
    Develop an Evangelistic Testimony. People love to hear stories. It is no coincidence that the movie industry is one serious business. Why is it that… Read more: How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Develop an Evangelistic Testimony.
  • How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Develop Convictions in the Area of Evangelism
    by Howitzer
    Develop Convictions in the Area of Evangelism  Over 10 years ago, I began working on an equipping model to help guide me as I was… Read more: How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Develop Convictions in the Area of Evangelism
  • How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Deal with Heaven vs. Hell
    by Howitzer
    Deal with Heaven vs. Hell Hell is the single greatest tragedy in the universe- Randy Alcorn I am working through a book on heaven called… Read more: How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Deal with Heaven vs. Hell
  • How to Make a Disciple-Maker : Help them Get a Man
    by Howitzer
    Get a Man (Woman) Where’s your man?  Where’s your woman?  Who are you intentionally discipling?  One of the main obstacles to disciple-making is not having… Read more: How to Make a Disciple-Maker : Help them Get a Man
  • How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help Them Examine the Exemption Clause
    by Howitzer
    Examine the Exemption Clause Have you ever worked in a company where the most popular excuse for something not getting done was “that isn’t my… Read more: How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help Them Examine the Exemption Clause
  • How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Get a Discipleship Plan
    by Howitzer
     Get a Discipleship Plan I met with a good friend of mine this morning that I am beginning to mentor in the area of disciple-making… Read more: How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Get a Discipleship Plan
  • How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Embrace the Vision of Disciple-Making
    by Howitzer
    Embrace the Vision of Disciple-Making The greatest need in the entire world is disciple-makers.  Don’t believe me?  Riddle me this: why would Jesus make the… Read more: How to Make a Disciple-Maker: Help them Embrace the Vision of Disciple-Making
  • Should We Reach Out to the Wicked?
    by Howitzer
    In my reading this morning, I ran across an interesting verse in Psalms 7:11-  11 God is a righteous judge, And a God who has indignation… Read more: Should We Reach Out to the Wicked?
  • The Goal is Disciple-Makers!
    by Howitzer
    I think that the church is confused with the goal.  How do I know this?  Because I am a member of the church.  I am… Read more: The Goal is Disciple-Makers!
  • Value of the Word by Mark Palfreeman
    by Howitzer
    I have a friend named Mark Palfreeman who gave a great message about the need we have for the Scripture.  Thought you would enjoy.  … Read more: Value of the Word by Mark Palfreeman
  • Incomplete Conquest
    by Howitzer
    I am taking a class in my church that I am loving.  It is called Panorama of the Bible.  I actually took the course 20+… Read more: Incomplete Conquest
  • A D.M. is a Worshipper
    by Howitzer
    A Disciple-Maker is a worshipper.  The goal of disciplemaking is not perpetuating yet another code of religious ethics but rather to help young believers learn to… Read more: A D.M. is a Worshipper
 

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