Things have started out at a rather hectic pace so far this year. There are days when it is difficult to squeeze everything in. And things are about to become even busier for the next several weeks. When this happens,…
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For the past several months, we have seen partisan politics play out on the national stage - some would say, like never before. The House voted to impeach President Trump and the Senate exonerated him - both votes being more…
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Today, February 2, 2020 is a special day for a number of reasons. First of all, it is Super Bowl Sunday and the Kansas City Chiefs are playing the San Fransisco 49er's for the Lombardi Trophy. And, it's also Groundhog…
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Janet and I are pretty devout church attenders. Unless one of us is ill, or we are out of town somewhere, we don't miss church - and if we can't be there in person, we stream the service live to…
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Lately, my ministry friends and I have been talking about our prayer lives and how we fall short of really consulting God in some of the decisions that we make in our lives. We are all devout Christians, but it…
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My Dad's father passed away on January 13, 1966. I was twelve at the time, getting ready to turn 13 the following month. In a way, it was probably a merciful death. Grandpa suffered from Alzheimer's and had come to…
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Janet and I have attended our church for more than 20 years and one of the things that we have always liked about it is the fact that we are constantly challenged to be more engaged Christians. Of course, we…
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Back when I was five or six years old, I started helping my mother in the kitchen each Christmas season as she set about making her "famous" cranberry bread. She made loaves and loaves - and almost everyone we knew…
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We are getting close to the end of the year and for the last three years, I have been gradually reducing the work that I do with the thought that retirement is creeping up on me. I really don't think…
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