Don't Cry For Days in Argentina - Apples of Gold - June 25, 2009 -vi-

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Radio Script for June 25, 2009

“Don’t Cry For Days in Argentina”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

“It began very innocently, as I suspect many of these things do.”

That’s what South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford said yesterday.

At a press conference.

About his affair.

This is the governor that was missing for a few days and was supposedly backpacking.

Turns out he was in Argentina with his lover.

While his wife and four sons and everyone else wondered where he was.

So was it the rip-roaring good time he had anticipated?

You know, that’s the funny thing about sin.  It just never quite delivers on its promise.

Listen to what Governor Sanford said.  “I spent the last five days of my life crying in Argentina.”

Wreckage is the word that comes to mind.

Wreckage.

This man’s life is wreckage.

And it all could have been avoided so easily.

Proverbs 11:5 says, “The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them…”

When your way is straight, you don’t end up as wreckage.  You don’t end up crying for days in Argentina.

Well the governor said it began very innocently, and I can believe that. 

Now did you know that the press has released some e-mails that these two sent each other?  Interesting how what’s whispered in the house ends up shouted from the housetops.

Anyway, in one of the e-mails this is what he wrote to the woman:  “As I have said to you before, I certainly had a special feeling about you from the first time we met…”

Okay, this is where it began.  It started when he had that special feeling.  Yes, that’s innocent enough.  He was probably minding his own business, not looking for trouble, then he met this woman and whoops, there’s that special feeling.

It could happen to anyone.  Probably happens to everyone.  But the question is, what do you do with it?

Well here is my advice.  To avoid crying for days in Argentina, to avoid becoming wreckage, you just have to label some people as Dangerous People.

That’s right.  In your life there will be a handful of Dangerous People that you simply have to avoid.

Now I’m talking to you married folks out there.  You are married.  You have a marriage covenant with your spouse, until death do you part.  You are all their’s, and they are all yours.

That means you must beware of that “special feeling.”  It’s the tingle.  It’s the fairy dust.  Cupid.  Whatever you want to call that little romantic charge.  That attraction. 

As soon as you feel that toward someone, and you are already married, then you must label that person a Dangerous Person and avoid them.

“But Doug, that’s kind of rude.”

Look.  Protecting your marriage requires boundaries.  Walls.  And walls can seem rude, but without walls, attacks come too easily.

The governor did not throw up a wall.  Instead, he made friends with this woman who gave him that special feeling. 

Now that may still seem innocent enough, but actually it just makes him a simpleton. 

Now I’m thinking of the phrase in Proverbs about a rod to a fool’s back.  If you’re going to be foolish, you will end up with the rod.

Governor Sanford has a rod to his back right now.  And even when the publicity dies down, he will forever be dealing with the turmoil within his marriage and family.  And it’s probably wrecked his chances to advance in politics – bad news for a man whom some considered a presidential candidate.

Well it’s too late for him, but let it be a warning to you.

There are some people who will come into your life that, as a married person, you simply must label them as Dangerous.  You must avoid them.

To protect your marriage, you need solid boundaries, and one of these boundaries is staying away from anyone who gives you that “special feeling.”  As soon as you notice it, label them as Dangerous and stay away.

This is wisdom.  This will help keep you blameless before the Lord.

And instead of dealing with so much wreckage, like it says in Proverbs, the righteousness of the blameless will make a straight way for you. 


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.

© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
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My Dentist Is Doing Something New - Apples of Gold - June 24, 2009 -vi-

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Radio Script for June 24, 2009

“My Dentist Is Doing Something New”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

My dentist is doing something new. 

He did it yesterday, and he did it the last time I went.

It surprised me, really, but it was very effective.

I mean, there he is, revving up his little machines of torture.  He reaches for one of those hand tools and I’m sure I hear a shiiinnggg, like a Japanese warrior drawing a sword.

He says, “Now you’re going to feel a little…” Too late.  A jolt of pain causes my knee to jerk up. 

Honestly, in real life if someone did this to you, you would bop them upside the head.

But this is different.  You are paying for this.  But you still feel like someone needs to be bopped.

And now comes the amazing part, the moral of the story.

He knows he hurt me, and he says, “Sorry about that.”

Well let me tell you, it worked like a charm.  I relaxed.  The anger drained away.  Oh it still hurt, but he acknowledged it, and said he was sorry about it.

I don’t remember him saying that in the past, but the last couple of times he has, and it works.

So advice to all you dentists out there.  When you hurt someone, just say you’re sorry.  It lets us know that you know and that you care.

Now you might say, “Well Doug, I’m a dentist, and I’m not sorry.  I mean, I’m not sorry that I hurt you because sometimes that’s just what it takes to get the job done, and I’m certainly not sorry about doing my job.”

Well look at it this way.  You are trying to reach a goal, and a simple, heartfelt “I’m sorry” will get you there.

Saying “I’m sorry” causes people to relax.  They settle down.  The tension drains. 

See, before that, there is a wall going up.  It’s you against me.  You are on that side and I am on this side.  There is discomfort.  There is pain.  There is unhappiness.

But as soon as someone says they are sorry (and I mean a real “I’m sorry,” not a spiteful “Well I’m sorry then!”) – as soon as they say it, the wall starts to go down.

And that’s the goal – to stop the escalation, to stop the brewing hostility.

From a biblical perspective we would say it this way:  the goal is to make peace.

Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.”

Saying “I’m sorry” is a great tool for making peace.

As newlyweds, let’s say my wife wanted me to take out the trash and I didn’t.  By the next day it would smell up the kitchen, and this would annoy her.  And she would let me know in no uncertain terms.

Well back then I was prone to pepper her with all the great reasons why I didn’t do it.  And I might have lectured her for not taking it out herself.  After all, I married a fit young woman, what’s the problem?

Well you can see how that might throw up a little wall between us.  And that’s exactly how it happens.  I’m telling you, marriages have been destroyed over just such little things.

But since those early days I have learned the power of saying I’m sorry.

I am sorry.  I am sorry because I should have taken out the trash.  I’m sorry because the kitchen stinks.  I am sorry she’s upset.  I am sorry about the stress.  So instead of justifying my actions, I just say, “I’m sorry.”  And I am.

I first saw the power of saying I’m sorry by observing a former co-worker.  He was not a man of details, and it drove the boss crazy.  But guess what?  He was always sorry.

The boss would try to rail on him, but he would just stand there and say, “I’m sorry.”

What can you say to that?

Proverbs 15:1 says, “A gentle answer turns away wrath…”

And it’s hard to find a more gentle answer than “I’m sorry.”

A good way to feel that sorrow is by putting yourself in the other person’s shoes.  Something upset them.  Something hurt them.  You may not think it’s justified, but put yourself in their shoes, not as yourself but as them. 

Then you can feel their pain, and that makes it easier to say “I’m sorry.”

My old co-worker kept his job a lot longer than he would have, simply by his liberal use of the phrase, “I’m sorry.”

James 3:18 says we are to “sow in peace.”

First Peter 3:11 says “…seek peace and pursue it…”

And when it comes to making peace with someone, try this and you’ll see how effective it is.

It’s just a humble, genuine use of the phrase, “I’m sorry.”


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.

© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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(Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”)

Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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Are You Feeling Down and Out Today? - Apples of Gold - June 23, 2009 -vi-

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Radio Script for June 23, 2009

“Are You Feeling Down and Out Today?”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

Are you feeling down and out today?

Well you are never down and out as long as you can think.

Because if you can think, you can learn.

If you are learning, then you are moving forward.

If you are moving forward, then you’re not down and out.

I met a man recently named Simon T. Bailey.  He is a speaker and author and founder of The Brilliance Institute.

Now what kind of man would you expect to find at The Brilliance Institute? 

A college dropout?  A minimum wage worker?  A man who lives in the junkiest part of town?

Well that’s where he was.  He was.

He said his parents sent him to college, but then almost immediately ran out of money.  They said they couldn’t even afford to bring him home.  So he scraped by in dreadful, poverty conditions. 

If anyone was ever down and out, it was Simon.

And he knew it. 

Of course it’s hard to miss when you’re down and out.  It’s like you can’t get a break.  And that’s all you need, isn’t it?  One lucky break.  Just one person to come along and save you.

That’s kind of what Simon was waiting for – for something to give, something to break open.  Meanwhile he lived in what many would call squalor.

So how do you go from squalor to international speaker?  Well it started with thinking.

Remember, you’re never down and out as long as you can think.

Because if you can think, you can learn.

If you are learning, then you are moving forward.

If you are moving forward, then you’re not down and out.

So Simon began to think about his situation. 

And listen to this.  When you think, you end up with what I call “breakthrough thoughts.”

One of Simon’s breakthrough thoughts was that, “Hey, no one is going to come along and do this for me.  If my life is going to improve, I have to take control and make it improve.”

He started at the bottom, but he started thinking.  As he thought, he learned; and as he learned, he moved forward.

“But Doug, I’m just waiting on the Lord.”

Well the Lord has already given you a brain and he wants you to use it.

In fact, God has given us a world full of raw materials, and he wants us to use our brains to figure out what to do with them.

So think.  Think.  Think until you have some breakthrough thoughts.

Ponder things.  Roll them over in your mind – not to obsess about them but to gain insight.

Look at Proverbs 24:32.  “I applied my heart to what I observed…”

The King James says, “Then I saw, and considered it well…”

The New American Standard says, “When I saw, I reflected upon it…”

It means that you do more than observe.  You think about it.  You think of the various angles.  You think how it got there in the first place.  You think of where it’s headed.  You think of how it can be improved. 

So do you think you are down and out?  Then closely observe your situation.  Consider it well. 

Here’s the entire verse of Proverbs 24:32 – “I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw…”

So look hard at your situation – and learn a lesson from what you see.

That’s what Simon T. Bailey did.  He looked at his situation, and learned from what he saw.  He thought about it until he had a breakthrough thought.  Then he took action and was able to rise from squalor to success.

So, do you feel like you are down and out today?

Well you’re never down and out as long as you can think.

And if you can think, you can learn.

And if you are learning, then you are moving forward.

So look at your situation and think about it.  Think until you have at least one breakthrough thought. 

Then take action!


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.

Here is Simon T. Bailey’s website:  www.simontbailey.com
 
© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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(Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”)

Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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It's Time to Drown a Few Voices - Apples of Gold - June 22, 2009 -vi-

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Radio Script for June 22, 2009

“It’s Time to Drown a Few Voices”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

“There’s a Nazirite in our house.”

That’s what I told my wife yesterday, and it’s true.

We have a young man living with us who just turned 19 Saturday, and Sunday he began a “Nazirite vow.”

It’s his way of separating himself unto the Lord.  He shaved his head, and now he won’t cut his hair for the length of the vow.  He is fasting from all meat and from all sweets, and he is fasting from media such as television, movies and video games.

In short, he is denying some things of the flesh in order to tune into the things of the Spirit.

Right now we also have two boys staying with us, plus the five in our family, which makes eight people in a small four-bedroom house.  Throw in all the guests coming and going and the place is a regular circus.

And now we have this Nazirite, and I noticed last night, in the roar of all this activity, there he sat, at the dining room table, studying his Bible. 

I told my wife, “Just think of all the things 19-year-old boys are doing to celebrate their birthday, and here’s this young man, separating himself to the Lord.”

He also preached his first sermon yesterday, to a kid’s group at church.  He was quite nervous, but he did a fine job.

This is a young man on the fast track.  He is drawing near to God, and God will draw near to Him.  He is seeking wisdom, and he will find it.  He is asking for more of the Holy Spirit, and that’s exactly what he will receive.

If you are a Christian, then you have the Spirit of Christ living in you.  And the Spirit is leading you and teaching you and nudging you, guiding you in life.

The question is, are you listening?

Galatians 5:25 uses this phrase, “…let us keep in step with the Spirit.”

How can we keep in step with the Spirit? 

One way is by drowning out the competing voices.

When our young Nazirite is not watching TV, he is drowning out those TV voices competing with the Holy Spirit for his attention.

When he avoids video games, he is drowning out that voice that is vying for a piece of him.

When he is fasting from certain pleasurable foods – yes, at first those voices will cry out more loudly.  But then they will die out. 

And as these competing voices die out, it is easier to hear the Holy Spirit, and easier to keep in step with the Spirit.

Here is a competing voice that I have drowned in my own life:  the voice of chocolate.

Oh yes, chocolate used to speak to me.  About once a day it would scream, “You need me!  Come and get me!  Drop everything right now!”

But starting on New Year’s Day 2007 I began fasting from all sweets.  And before long the competing voice of chocolate was completely drowned in my life. 

Before it was like the voice of chocolate had a little fishhook in me, and it would give me a yank whenever it wanted and I would obey.  And off I would go.

But see, that’s the path of the flesh.  I was pleasing my flesh.  I would hear the voice of the flesh, and give in. 

Add that to so many other voices making demands on our flesh and you can see how that drowns out the voice of the Spirit.

I mean, think of all those voices.  “Wow, I feel like seeing a movie.  Wow, I feel like some popcorn and soda.  Wow, I feel like chatting on the internet.”

My daughter has Twitter on her cell phone, and it goes off every time one of her friends Tweets.  Talk about a demanding voice!  “Hey, I am Twitter!  You must stop everything and listen to me right now!”

We are supposed to stay in step with the Spirit, but how can we do that when the voice of the Spirit is being drowned out by so many competing voices?

Now I’m not saying you have to take a Nazirite vow, but I am saying we all need to think about drowning out a few of those demanding voices.  And it usually takes a strong measure of some kind to simply cut them off cold turkey.

So think about it.  What are some of the demanding voices in your life that need to go?

Why not make a vow to silence them for a period of time?

When we silence the demanding voices, it is so much easier to tune in to the voice that truly matters – the voice of the Holy Spirit.


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.

© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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(Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”)

Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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Isaiah 40...Freestyle! - Apples of Gold - June 19, 2009 -vi-

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Radio Script for June 19, 2009

“Isaiah 40…Freestyle!”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

Isaiah 40 . . . freestyle!

(begin music)

Doug

Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

Has it not been told from the beginning?

Have you not understood?

To whom shall we compare Him?

Who is His equal?

He is the Creator!

The creator of the ends of the earth!

He stretches out the heavens like a canopy.

He spreads them out like a tent to live in.

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth.

The people are like grasshoppers.

The nations are like a drop in the bucket.

The islands are but dust on the scale.

Before Him all the nations are as nothing.

He sits enthroned!

(musical transition)

Ashlyn

To whom shall we compare Him?

The people are grass.

The grass withers.

And the flowers fall.

But the word of God stands forever!

Prepare the way of the Lord.

Make straight a highway for our God.

Raise up the valleys.

Bring down the mountains.

Level the rugged ground.

All mankind will see it.

The mouth of the Lord has spoken.

And the glory of the Lord will be revealed!
           
(musical transition)

Bushnell

Who has understood the mind of the Lord?

Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten Him?

Who taught Him knowledge and understanding?

He brings princes to naught.

He reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.

No sooner are they planted than He sweeps them away.

So lift your eyes to the heavens.

To the Creator of the ends of the earth.

He gives strength to the weary!

He gives power to the weak!

So put your hope in the Lord.

And He will renew your strength!

You will soar on wings like eagles!
           
You will run and not grow weary!

You will walk and not faint!

(musical transition)

Doug

So let us lift up our voice with a shout!

Let us shout the good news from the hills.

Our Lord is coming with power.

The glory of the Lord will be revealed.

We are His people. 

And He is God forever!

(music trails off)

Do you not know Him?

Have you not heard?

The End



© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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(Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”)

Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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A Most Unusual Flame - Apples of Gold - June 18, 2009 -vi-

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Radio Script for June 18, 2009

“A Most Unusual Flame”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

(begin music and nighttime sfx)

I saw the torch a mile away, from my position on the hillside.

It burned a most extraordinary orange and blue, like a regal flame.  I’d seen nothing like it before.

Night had fallen, and the roar of our busy camp had quieted.  The men were in their tents, and the animals were calmed by the sound of the pipe, probably Eliezer.

So I decided to discover the source of this unusual flame.  As I walked I saw the torch flare up as it moved, and the light revealed something else, a smoking firepot.  They were both moving, but I couldn’t see who carried them.

They moved in the direction of my master’s tent.  I doubted it was him, however.  I had gone to see him just after sundown and he was already in a deep sleep.  Deep yet restless, because even though he stirred, I could not wake him.

I wanted to ask him if I should clean up the animals.  Earlier in the day he said the Lord had spoken to him in a vision, and he told me to bring him a heifer, a goat, a ram, a dove and a pigeon.  But he didn’t say why.

Yes, you could say it had been a strange day.  Master had been irritable, which was unusual for him.  He was a very successful man and had most everything anyone could want.

Except one thing.  A son.  He had no son, no heir.  What good was it to accumulate if he had no son?  His legacy would end when he drew his last breath.  He would be forgotten, one grain in the vast sands of time.

But today he said the Lord had spoken to him.  And the message was clear.  He would have a son of his very own.  And not only that, but he would inherit this land as well.

“So the Lord told you this?” I asked.

“Yes,” he said.

“And did you speak in return?”

“Yes, but not well.  I said, ‘O Sovereign Lord, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?’”

“And did He respond?”

“Yes, and that’s why I called you to bring these animals.  I’m going to cut them in half and arrange the halves opposite each other.”

“Oh,” I said.

Now I wasn’t sure what Master was planning, but I know the custom.  It’s an oath.  You slaughter an animal and cut it in half.  Then you separate the halves and walk between them which confirms the oath, and you say, “May it be so done to me if I do not keep my oath and pledge.”

It’s a chilling, unforgettable reminder to keep your word.

So Master had arranged the halves, but then…nothing.    The sun went down and so did he, into that deep but restless sleep.

Suddenly I was aware.  Sensing but not physically.  My eyes widened, absorbing the scene but seeing nothing more than the brilliant torch and the smoking firepot.

An awe settled on me.  The sky was full of stars.  I took a couple more steps but stopped.  I slipped to my knees in the tall grass.  And watched.

The torch and the smoking firepot moved gracefully, by whose hand I could not see.  Then I noticed what the light of the torch revealed.  There on the ground . . . the animals.

The flaming torch and the smoking firepot gracefully moved, purposefully moved between the pieces.

A solemn oath was being made.  A pledge of one party to another. 

And I knew.  The Lord had spoken to my master.  He had promised a son.  He had promised the land.  And now He was confirming His . . . covenant.  Yes, a covenant.

On this night the Lord made a covenant with my master – Abram.


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.

A story based on Genesis 15

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Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
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IntelliGender - Apples of Gold - June 17, 2009 -vi-

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“IntelliGender”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

My wife and I never did find out our baby’s gender ahead of time.

It’s like opening your gifts early and spoiling Christmas.

And after all, it’s more fun to fight about two names instead of one.

But really, there’s nothing quite like waiting until the thrill of the moment, after all the excitement and labor and breathing and pushing and – oh, oh, there it is!  It’s a . . .

Well for us, three times they said, “It’s a girl!” and one time they said, “It’s a boy!” and every time it was the most thrilling moment in life. 

So I can’t relate to this rush to know your baby’s gender.  Even when we had sonograms we said, “No, don’t tell us.”

And don’t forget all the old wives tales.  For example, they say you’re going to have a girl:
--If you are craving sweets.
--Or if you are moodier than usual.
--Or if your hair develops red highlights.

But now there is a company called IntelliGender selling what they call an in-home gender prediction test.  For $35 you can run your own urine analysis and find out if you have a boy or a girl.  They say it’s 80 to 90% accurate.

Well the other day I heard a Catholic leader talking about it, and he warned that some mothers might go get an abortion if the baby wasn’t what they wanted.

Now I see his point, and I hope and pray to God that no mother would do that.  It’s sick to even think about.

But I really like the idea of this early gender test, and here’s why.

It instantly humanizes that thing growing inside you.  As soon as you take that test, you no longer have some nonspecific “fetus.”  You have a boy.  Or you have a girl.  Either way, it’s a real live human being in there.

Do you see how that instantly humanizes the unborn child?

It stirs up visions of pink frilly dresses, or tiny Superman outfits.

Yes, I don’t doubt that there might be a few sick people who will decide to abort – probably their little girl – to hold out for a child of the other kind.

But I think that far more people will get it.  Their eyes will be opened that “Hey, that’s not just some fetus.  That’s not a little blob of tissue.  That’s my little girl!”

It’s one more window into the womb, and the more windows we have, the more pro-life we become.

A major strategy among pro-lifers is to provide sonograms to pregnant women.  Why?  Because it’s a window to the womb.  It’s a picture that says a thousand words.  Look at the hands.  Look at the feet.  Look at that precious face. 

But I will admit, I am naïve.  I remember when I first saw the beautiful full color photographs they were able to take of living babies inside their mothers.  Those pictures are simply jaw-dropping in beauty and clarity.  When I saw those I thought, “This is the end of abortion.  Soon every young woman will have seen these pictures and will know exactly what they are doing and who they are doing it to when they have an abortion.”

And I’m sure those photos have caused many to choose life.  And yet somehow we are still knocking out thousands of abortions each day in America.

“But Doug.  It’s legal.”

Laws must sit on a foundation of truth.  Our current abortion laws do not.  They are built on the notion that children have no rights until they are outside their mother’s womb.

It’s as if they are not human beings.  Is that scientific?  We Americans, we love our science.  But science says that at conception a unique human being is created with their own unique DNA. 

Yes, they are inside their mother, but they have their own blood type and their own brain waves.  If you could scan heartbeats in the room, you would get two:  the mother’s and the child’s.

I think someday we will look back on this time in American history and decry the barbarity of abortion. 

But for now we must continue to educate women about what is really going on – that what is inside them, starting at conception, is their very own, very real child.

And I think that education will be advanced with this little test that will open a window to their womb and announce, “It’s a . . .”


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.


I wish the company was not calling this a “gender prediction test.”  It’s not really “predicting” anything.  Rather, it is revealing what is already so.

© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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Nothing Good Happens After Midnight - Apples of Gold - June 16, 2009 -vi-

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“Nothing Good Happens After Midnight”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

“Nothing good happens after midnight.”

That’s what I used to tell my teenagers when they wanted to stay out late.

I’d say, “When was the last time you heard a bunch of teenagers standing around a parking late in the wee hours of the morning planning good deeds?  ‘I know!  Let’s pick up trash in front of the school.’”

“Oh Dad, you act like we’re a bunch of bad kids.”

“No, I don’t think you’re bad kids at all.  But the later it gets, the more likely you are to go along with some hair-brained idea.”

And actually, I think that’s true for all of us, not just teenagers.  When we stay up too late, our inhibitions go down.  Our guard falls. 

I’ve told my kids that staying up late has a similar effect to drinking alcohol.  You start to get loopy.  You say things you wouldn’t normally say. 

“But Doug, nothing fun happens before midnight!”

That’s only if you are talking about foolish fun. 

A key to living a godly life is to be self-controlled.  It means you are in full control of yourself – your thoughts, your words, and your actions.

But there are certain situations in which our self-control falters.  And a huge one is when we are fatigued.

I have said this before.  It seems like I start each day on fire for the Lord.  I want to serve Him and love Him and walk in His ways.  I will sacrifice my desires for His desires.

I start the day holy, but by the end of the day I’m capable of anything.  Not really, but I definitely feel my batteries going down.

It’s like batteries for my force field that keeps sin and foolishness at bay.  As the day progresses, I feel those batteries draining.

Proverbs 25:28 says that a man who lacks self control is like a city whose walls are broken down.

When a city’s walls are broken down, it is open to invasion.  It can be plundered.  The walls of protection are down, allowing invaders to come and do harm. 

That is a man without self-control.  He has no barrier against foolishness and sin. 

So we are to be people of self-control, as the Bible says repeatedly.

For example, First Thessalonians 5:6 says “…let us be alert and self-controlled.”

It’s hard to be alert and self-controlled when you are tired and staying up too late.

I wonder how many things have been viewed on the internet late at night that would not have been viewed in broad daylight. 

How many conversations have strayed off into off-limit territory? 

Have you ever overreacted to a situation just because you were tired?

Over the years I’ve heard my wife say this a thousand times.  She will see a child throwing a fit and what will she say?  “They need a nap.”

Well grownups aren’t much different.  When we are tired, our inhibitions go down.  We become more selfish.  We cave to our cravings.

If self-control is a force field, then it must have fully charged batteries.

“But Doug, I just have too much to do.  I can’t get enough sleep.”

Well part of self-control is getting enough sleep. 

“But I go to bed and I can’t sleep.”

Well I can’t diagnose every sleeping problem, but let me pick out one:  stress.

A lot of people lie down and can’t sleep because all their pressures rush in and dance on their brain. 

Well I found one verse years ago that really calms my brain at bedtime.  It’s Psalm 4:8 which says, “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”

There are many great ways to get to sleep without medicating yourself.  You can start by getting up earlier.  Make sure you get enough exercise.  And many people find reading a great way to relax and go to sleep.

You may not think this is an important spiritual issue, but it is.  God tells us to be self-controlled.  First Peter 5:8 tells us to be self-controlled because our “enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

We drop our guard to the devourer when we lack self-control, and we lack self-control when we stay up too late.

No, there’s technically nothing wrong with staying up late.  And yes, I realize that good things do happen after midnight.  It’s not a literal truth.  It’s more like a proverb.  I say nothing good happens after midnight to make a general point.

And the point is that we lack self-control when we get tired, and it is wrong to lack self-control.

So get your rest.  It is a spiritual issue because we need rest to be the kind of people God wants us to be:  people of self-control.


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.


© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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(Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”)

Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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You Can't Go Around Kicking People's Cars - Apples of Gold - June 15, 2009 -vi-

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“You Can’t Go Around Kicking People’s Cars”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

I now had the wallet of a real man.

It was thick with cash, pictures, and a brand new driver’s license.

And soon my back jeans pocket would have that cool faded wallet outline.

But for now it was all new.  Yes, another kid was taking over the streets of America.

One sunny afternoon, after school, I didn’t have to be at work until 4.  That left just enough time for a quick cruise up and down Main Street, you know, to see what was going on in the world.  And to be seen.

I made my final turn and headed west.  Now that I had a wallet full of cash I could eat taco chips whenever I felt like it. 

So there I was, enjoying some after-school/before-work peace – and driving into the sun.

Now nothing bad happened, so don’t get ahead of me here.

But I was just a little slow to see the light turn yellow.  Oh, I saw it.  And I stopped.  But I did eek a foot or two out into the crosswalk.

I didn’t block the entire crosswalk.  I didn’t screech into the intersection.  I was just barely out there.  No big deal, right?

So there I sat, thinking nothing of it.  Just enjoying the best music the AM dial had to offer.

Then suddenly something hit my car.  It knocked me out of my late afternoon haze.

I looked up to see an old man – a skinny old man with leathery skin and pointy cowboy boots.

And he had kicked my car!

I was stunned.

He codgered on by in front of my car.

A primal part of me wanted to jump out and confront him right there in the intersection.

Why did he do that?  Was I in his way?

I looked and confirmed that, yes, I was barely out in the crosswalk.

I looked back and confirmed that, yes, he was quite old and apparently quite cantankerous.

The light turned green and I decided to drive on.  But my emotions were roiling.

Later I checked the car and saw no damage.  How did he kick the car and not leave a mark?

I thought of some of the guys in my high school who were more into their cars than I was.  Some of them had worked hard and spent a lot of money to turn them into hot rods.   

What if that old man would’ve kicked one of their cars?  I know a couple of them who probably would have decked him.

That was many years ago, but I still wonder, “Why did he do that?”

I mean, think about it.  Can you imagine just kicking some random car on the street?  Sounds like a good way to get shot.

I finally concluded that he was just one of those old men who had thrown caution to the wind.  He was old now, and he didn’t care what anyone thought or what anyone said.  He was tired of holding back and, by golly, if he felt like making a statement he was going make it.

Have you ever run into an old person like that?  They are done with formalities and daintyisms.  “Too old,” they say.  “Too old to put up with it.”

I guess that’s why Paul wrote this is Titus 2:2 – “Teach the older men to be temperate…”

Temperate.  Restrained.  Exercising self-restraint.

In other words, you can’t just do whatever you feel like because you are old.  You can’t just let it all hang out and say whatever you want.

You can’t quit restraining yourself just because you’ve been doing it for a long time.

Christian old men – you can’t cuss.  You can’t tell risqué jokes.  You can’t ogle the girls.  You can’t give in to your temper.  You can’t watch trashy TV and fill your mind with garbage.  And you can’t go around kicking people’s cars just because you are old.

Self restraint is for men of all ages.

But it’s a practice that older men need to make sure they continue as the years go by.

That’s why Paul made a special point of it in his letter to Titus.

“Teach the older men to be temperate…”


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.


© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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(Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”)

Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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Opportunities Come By Being There - Apples of Gold - June 12, 2009 -vi-

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“Opportunities Come By Being There”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

Wouldn’t it be cool to be a TV cameraman for the NFL?

“How do you get a job like that?” I asked.

“By just being there,” he said.  And he should know.  He’s in the biz.

“Just being there?”

“Yes, by just being around, by volunteering, helping out, doing whatever needs to be done.”

Now stop and look at that phrase he used:  “being there.”

It makes sense to me.  I can easily picture an ambitious young man just hanging around, helping out in any way he can.  Then suddenly a slot opens up and they turn to the young man who’s there anyway, who they already know, and they say, “Hey, kid, here’s your chance.”

There’s a kid like that in our church.  Benjamin.  His mom works at the church so he is there all the time.  And he’s always hanging around the media equipment…the sound boards, the cameras, the computers. 

He has no formal training.  After all, he’s in elementary school.  But he has had great opportunities for learning just by being there. 

And he also has great opportunities for ministry just by being there.  For example, he ministered to me last weekend.

I had this photo slide show which I created for my son’s wedding, but I wasn’t sure how to make it play through the system.  Well I looked down and guess who was there.  Benjamin.  And with his help we got it to play – which was a real blessing. 

See how this works?  By being there, Benjamin was able to jump in when the opportunity arose to help me.

As you can tell, this whole idea of “being there” has really struck me.

Now notice this connection.  “Being there” is closely connected with this word:  opportunity.

Opportunities come by being there.

And for us as Christians, let me say it this way.  Opportunities for ministry come by being there.

A great example of this is in the story of the Good Samaritan.  In Luke 10 we read about loving our neighbor.  Then someone asked Jesus, “Well who is my neighbor?”

Jesus answered with the story of a crime victim who was beat up and left for dead.  First one religious leader, then another, stumbled upon the crime scene and decided to not get involved.  Then came a man who was not a religious leader, but who decided to “be there” for the crime victim.  He saw the man’s needs, and he met them.

So listen to this.  The Good Samaritan came across a great opportunity to minister just be being there.

Last night I was playing tennis with a young man and he said, “You surprised me.  I never really thought of you as athletic, I guess because you never really play sports.” 

I said, “Well, I made a decision a long time ago that it was more important for me to be there for my wife and kids.  So instead of being gone all the time playing games, I spent that time at home, being there for my family.”

And let me tell you, opportunities come by being there.  And in my family’s case that meant opportunities for conversation about everything in life, teaching opportunities, opportunities to share our faith and love and dreams and even just lots of fun.  Tons of opportunities, and they can only come by being there.

Now think of a daddy walking out on his family.  Just before he gets in the car he looks at his little girl and says, “It’s okay honey.  I will be here for you.”

What?  You can’t be there and not be there.  Either you are there or you aren’t.

And if you aren’t there, you will lose out on all the opportunities that only come by being there.

Now get this.  It works the other way, too.  There’s a teen summit in Tallahassee this weekend, focusing on the violent crimes of young people.  Well I would guess that most of those young people got in trouble by just being there, in the wrong place.  Opportunity arose for mischief and even crime, and they were there.

First Corinthians 15:33 says, “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Someone is going to be there for our young people.  And opportunities will arise to influence them.  And if those people are bad influences, then our young people will be corrupted.

We can change that, but we have to be there to do it.  Opportunities will come to influence them, but only to those who are there.

So do you want to minister to someone?  Do you want to make a real impact on lives? 

Then be there.  Be around them.  Spend time with them. 

Jesus said to love our neighbor, and the opportunities to do that come by being there.


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.


© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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(Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”)

Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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How Are Your Supply Lines? - Apples of Gold - June 11, 2009 -vi-

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“How Are Your Supply Lines?”

 

Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.

The owner of the radio station sells books, and now my daughter is helping ship them.

We ship them in a special box, and I asked her the other day if we still had plenty of them.

She didn’t know.

Okay, so what will happen when she runs out?

Well the shipping of books will come to a screeching halt while we wait for the new supply of boxes to arrive.

This is just a tiny example of the importance of supply lines.

Have you ever walked into a store with a certain product in mind only to find the shelf empty?  That means the supply line was broken somewhere.

And it really doesn’t matter where it was broken.  It could be that the factory workers went on strike.  It could be that the truck broke down.  Or it could be that the back of the store is full of them but the workers haven’t brought them out yet.

If you think about it, it’s amazing it doesn’t happen more often because there are so many places a supply line can break down

Now it’s not that big of a deal when you have to buy generic yogurt instead of Dannon. 

But what happens when a soldier runs out of ammunition?  Or gas?  Or food?

I remember reading about Germany’s supply line in World War II when they invaded Russia.  The country was so big and the climate so bad that the Germans just couldn’t maintain the supply line.

Now get this.  There are also supply lines in our spiritual life.  And we must tend to them because believe me, there is an enemy trying to break them.

Over the years I have seen many broken spiritual supply lines.  These people end up dropping out of church, or their church attendance is sketchy.  They don’t go to prayer meetings or Bible studies.  They are more interested in J-Lo than Jesus. 

But they are Christians.  They are saved.  Deep down they really do want to walk with God, but here’s the problem.  Their supply lines. 

If you don’t maintain strong supply lines, you will be a weak Christian.  You will struggle along with little or no victory because you just can’t do it without the supplies.

Jesus taught about this in John 15.  Jesus is our supplier.  We can accomplish everything God destined us to accomplish as long as we stay connected to Jesus.  But apart from Him we can do nothing.

So here is what we need.  We need proper supply lines in order to receive what Jesus will supply.

Listen to this phrase Jesus used in John 15:7 – “If…my words remain in you…” 

So this is one thing we need a supply line for – the word of the Lord. 

This is an absolutely critical supply line!  And now let me tell you how this works in my life.

First of all, my core supply line of the Word of God comes through Bible memorization.  I usually memorize one new verse each weekday.  This gives me an abundant supply of the Word – to meditate on it, to live it, and to watch it come alive in my life.

Second, I do a lot of Bible reading and Bible study.  The Word of God is truly a foundation in my life.  To me it is a supply line that I can’t live without.

Third, I listen to a lot of Bible teaching, with Christian radio being the biggest source, followed by the internet.

And fourth, I attend church services faithfully. 

Now that may sound really weird that church comes in fourth, but think about it.  We only have church services twice a week, and many churches only once.  If that’s all the Word you’re receiving, then your supply line is thin.

Jesus said His words must remain in us, and the way to do that is by having healthy supply lines of the Word into our life.

There are many other supply lines we could look it.  I think prayer is an important supply line.  Fellowship with other believers.  Teaming up with other Christians for good deeds.  Having what we need to love our neighbor.  Providing for evangelism.  There’s even a supply line of giving, as odd as that may sound.

So this is your call today, to examine your spiritual supply lines.  Are you receiving from the Lord all that He has for you, or are your supply lines inefficient or even broken?

Remember what Jesus said.  Apart from Him we can do nothing. 

We desperately need the Lord at all times, in all ways.

So let’s do all we can to open wide those spiritual supply lines.


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May God bless you today!  With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.


© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip 
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(Proverbs 25:11 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.”)

Why “The Arrow’s Tip”?  Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold.  Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.”  I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.

Doug Apple
General Manager - Wave 94
Christian Radio for Tallahassee
PO Box 4105
Tallahassee, FL  32315
(850) 926-8000
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