Every once in a while, I am asked to fill in for a pastor when he or she is going on vacation, is ill or has to be away from their church for any other reason. Several years ago, I…
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Janet and I had a conversation over the week-end about different churches we have attended throughout the years and how we feel during the worship experience in each of these venues. We agreed that one church we visited a number…
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Although I am on the road quite a bit, something very unusual happened this week-end. I was home, and yet I was alone. Now I know that doesn't sound like anything out of the ordinary, but with all the family…
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I'm a little amped up tonight. In fact, I am pretty annoyed. But before you can understand why, it's probably better if I give you the back story. And to really understand it, you should probably know that there are…
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In the early New Testament times, when the church came into existence after the ascension of Christ, there was a real proliferation of church groups that met in homes and spread the Gospel message throughout the region. In fact, the…
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I received a prayer request this afternoon from one of our devoted readers. It had to do with praying for a family in Virginia who lost their son in a drowning incident yesterday. In fact, his body was not recovered…
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Back on May 5, 1868, General Logan of the Union Army issued his General Order #11 recognizing May 30, 1868 as the first Memorial Day. In commemoration of the day, flowers were put primarily on the graves of Union as…
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It's Memorial Day and for more than 50 years, that has meant that I have listened to the Indy 500 race on the radio. As you have read last race day, the tradition started with my father when I was…
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There has been a real run on keys around our house lately. Andrew bought a new car, Kristin has her new home, we're getting ready to purchase another house and on top of it all, we have keys to the…
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As most of you know, I pretty much run full throttle all the time. I even have people who call me and start the conversation by saying, "I know you're busy, but......" I guess I have developed something of a…
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