Brad McClure

The Love of Fishing

I heard him coming before he rounded the corner to my office. "I'm just coming to see if he's doing any work," my grandpa says. He likes to talk tough, but at his core, he's a tender, Hallmark-watching, grandpa. At 89 years

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Clearing Paths

Every few minutes, while sitting here in the quietness of my office,  I hear small drops of water echoing off the gutter just outside my window. Today we got some much-needed rain. Well, depends on who you ask. It's funny–sitting in church today, I heard two men

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A Quick Note

It's another Sunday night, and I'm staring at my computer screen with a desire to write and a racing mind, but nothing is happening. I've been consumed with 1 Chronicles 21. It's the passage I discussed on last week's podcast

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I'm Back...I think...

After a month of absence, I'm back lurking in your inbox. During my time away, I've explored an idea I'll tell you about at the end of this email. Before that, let's consider what we've been reading. It's

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Music to My Heart

Welcome to the 94th issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Death has died, love has won Hallelujah!, Hallelujah! Jesus Christ has overcome He has risen from the dead Happy Monday morning, friends! What

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He’s Still Working on Me

Welcome to the 93rd issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Hello Friends, It's day 93 in our journey through the Bible, and my reading is much more consistent than my writing

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God's Reminder

Welcome to the 92nd issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Hey Friends, It's day 72 in our journey through the Bible, and we are now anchored in the book of Deuteronomy.

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Two Generations

Welcome to the 91st issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Welcome to Day 65 in our journey through the Bible. I doubt you sit at your computers and wait for these emails, but

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How Big's Your Corners?

Welcome to the 90th issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Happy Monday, Friends! For one final time, we are dropping our anchor in Leviticus. How are you doing in this book? On Thursday&

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The Glow of God

Welcome to the 89th issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. It's Day 44 on our journey through the Bible! Today, we anchor down in a new book, Leviticus, but I won&

Problems *IN* the Will of God

Welcome to the 88th issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. If you could go back in time to watch one Bible story, which would it be? I've thought about this many

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Reunited

Welcome to the 87th issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Welcome back to Day 30 of our journey thru the Bible. Congratulations, you've finished another book! I'm going to

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Family Chaos

Welcome to the 86th issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Hello Friends, It's DAY 23 in our journey through the Bible, and this week is all about FAMILY CHAOS. When I

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Day 16: God Speaks

Welcome to the 85th issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm your captain, Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. It's DAY 16 in my journey through the Bible. Well, it's no longer just my journey. Nineteen

Family

A Possible Missed Opportunity

A while back, I realized I spend a lot of time in my car. A basic week, for me, looks something like this: * To and from work - 25 minutes daily. * To and from lunch - 10 minutes daily. * To ballgames for my kids - 4 hours weekly * To and

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Day 9: Miserable Comforters

Welcome to the 84th issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm your captain, Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Hello Friends, It's DAY 9 in our journey through the Bible. We have several new subscribers, so let'

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Day 2: It *WAS* Good

Welcome to the 83rd issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm your Captain, Brad McClure, and we are on a journey through the Bible in 2023. Before I jump in, I want to give a warm welcome to several that recently signed up to receive the Pulpit

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Do you want to take a journey with me?

Welcome to the 82nd issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew Newsletter, I'm your Captain, Brad McClure, and we are about to set sail on a journey through the Bible in 2023. This year I'm taking a journey through the entire Bible, and I want you to

Prayer Featured

Ideas to Improve Your Prayer Life in 2023

Rarely do I meet a Christian that doesn't want to improve their prayer life. If great intentions made prayer warriors, the church would be dynamic. But the truth is prayer is difficult. Not difficult in the "how to," but staying consistent is challenging. One reason, similar

#81 Sowing in Tears

Welcome to the 81st issue of Pulpit to Pew Crew, a newsletter from me, Brad McClure, sharing thoughts on life centered around Bible principles with hopes of encouraging you in your daily walk with God. Hello Friends, This week I'm testing out the new program I'm

Bible Reading

Ideas to Improve Your Bible Reading in 2023

All Christians know its power. We've seen it change lives. We call it the Bible, but it goes by several terms, including God's Word. If you're reading a blog post about the Bible, it's probably safe to assume it has changed your

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Welcome

From Joy to Frustration in One Minute

It was 10:51 AM. I was nine minutes from lunch break and a double quarter pounder with cheese and NO bun from McDonald’s! I don’t eat bread, but even if I did, I’m on a low-carb diet, so I watch what I eat. I check my

Treasure Hunters

I don’t know why my brain is random some days, but this week sitting at work, I decided to google this question: “Who is the greatest treasure hunter?” The name Mel Fisher popped up. He earned the title after discovering the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha treasure off

When It Rains On Your Parade, Make Memories

I’m a pretty deep sleeper, but the rattling of the house and loud boom woke me up.  My eyes gave a quick squint toward the window and then closed back. In the haze between comfortably sleeping and abruptly being startled awake, my mind began to try to explain the