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Terms of Endearment

Posted on September 21, 2020 by

Lynette: I wish these cabinets at home closed like my new cabinets at school. Me: How’s that? Lynette: They would close by themselves and not bang with they shut. Me: But how will I know when you are upset with … Continue reading →

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In God We Trust

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth. We … Continue reading →

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The Sea Takes the Rest

Posted on August 20, 2020 by

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way. Isaiah 53:6 A man is thinking about leaving his wife because she is difficult. He is correct. She is a very harsh woman. But we pray … Continue reading →

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At the End of the Day

Posted on August 19, 2020 by

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. – Frederick Buechner “How are you doing these days, Joe?” my friend asked. “I’m doing really well.” “Well, you are about the only one I’ve asked lately … Continue reading →

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We Need A Savior

Posted on August 17, 2020 by

Amazing love, how can it be? That you, my king. would die for me Amazing love, I know it’s true Its my joy to honor you. If you don’t believe in original sin, I can only surmise that you have … Continue reading →

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Pastor, It’s Not Your Church

Posted on August 10, 2020 by

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2 When I was in 4th grade, our family lived in the Wet Mountain Valley. … Continue reading →

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Experiencing God

Posted on July 6, 2020 by

Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they … Continue reading →

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Following Your Father

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.  Proverbs 20:7 Through tear-filled eyes and searing pain, I remember seeing him running down the hallway of the hospital like a fullback running for the goal line as I lay … Continue reading →

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Learning to Wait

Posted on June 8, 2020 by

Richard Foster, in Celebration of Discipline, says, “Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

“Pastor Joe! Please, when can I be baptized?” An eight-year-old precocious and adorable little girl wrote that sentence every Sunday for what seemed like an entire school year on the prayer request card at the church. With her parents, the … Continue reading →

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