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Today, the cusp of Christmas Day, is an unusual day in the church. That's because we can have a difficult time discerning as to whether today is the fourth Sunday of Advent - or is it Christmas Eve. Well, that's…

I had the pleasure of receiving a note from a dear friend of mine Tuesday. He's ninety years old and we have been friends for almost 40 years. In fact, at one point he and I were friendly competitors in…

This week, we have had problems with our heat in the main part of our home. We called Bob, our heating contractor, to come out, run the semi annual check-ups and change the filters, etc. He told us that there…

We live in Carmel, Indiana where we moved from the northwest Chicago suburbs on Labor Day, 1982. Well, to be exact, I moved here then and Janet, along with the kids, moved here on Halloween weekend later that fall. Carmel…

It's the second Sunday of Advent, 2023 and today the next purple candle was lit during the morning church service. It is the candle representing the coming hope of Jesus entering the world. It is sometimes referred to as the…