I was watching one of my favorite movies, “The Last Castle”, with Robert Redford, several nights ago. It is the story of a military prison and Redford is the ranking officer at the facility. The leadership of the prison is…
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I have had a lifelong interest in cooking. Although I have spent time in the kitchen with soups and breads as well as some main courses and helping Janet with casseroles and Christmas morning stuff, I really enjoy grilling and…
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Today, we started the spring semester of the Soul Sisters, the women’s Bible study that I help with each spring and each fall. While we usually study a book of the Bible, we chose a different path this spring. For…
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The Christmas rush is over - and we are now comfortably in the new year. Janet and I made the decision to store our decorations right after Christmas this year as Janet is facing some surgery later this month. We…
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As most people know, the Bible is the most read book in the world. In addition to the written word, millions upon millions of people consult online and digital copies of the Bible every day of the year. It’s so…
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Well, Christmas 2025 is over and in several days, we will begin a new year… 2025 will be history. As we look back on the past twelve months, it seems prudent that we should remember those things that were great…
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If you finished the title with “of Christmas”, then you are correct. As we finish celebrating another Christmas Day, commemorating the birth of our Savior, we turn our focus to the next twelve days - culminating in the celebration of…
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Today, we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Advent. This season, I have tried to promote the idea of focusing on the real reason for the season and, certainly, that centers on Jesus and the joy that we should experience for…
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An interesting thing happened at church last weekend. After the Christmas Cantata, the congregation was invited to participate in a cookie bake sale to help fund programming for the high school and college students. Prior sales have been widely supported…
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It’s freezing cold here in central Indiana and we received about 5” of snow yesterday. In other words, we made the safe decision to stream church this morning rather than attend in person. Therefore, we were able to stream more…
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