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Wednesday Greetings,
"I love to accomplish a great and noble task, but it my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each...
Wednesday Greetings,
Here we go. A new year. Will it be more wonderful? Will it be more challenging? Yes, to both. Just like every year.And I'm here to remind you that as we linger between Christmas and the New Year, God lingers in the in-betweens...
Wednesday Greetings,
Today's date is a palindrome. 12-1-21Whether your read it forward or backward ... it's the same.Take it as a reminder that whether you are coming or going, moving forward or backward, headed in the right direction or lost in another....God's got...
Wednesday Greetings,
If you knew Jesus was coming back in one week, how would you live that last week?I've had some fun asking the youth and the Men's Breakfast folks this question. The responses have been humorous and interesting.I guess the real goal would be.... to live your...
Wednesday Greetings,
"God took the crucifixion of Friday and turned it into the celebration of Sunday."Max Lucado in his book, Anxious for Nothing.Sometimes it doesn't seem like God is really doing anything. But I know what God has done. And so every day, every night, I...
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"Me lift thee and thee lift me, and we'll both ascend together."John Greenleaf WhittierSounds a lot like what Jesus calls us to do. Sounds like what he did for us. Sounds like a really wonderful way for us all to live.The race up the ladder.... wouldn't...
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"If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that you encounter."Eleanor RooseveltWhat a great way to approach others! May it be an...
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God is good. All the Time.All the time. God is good.This mantra is often spoken, well, ok, shouted, at youth events. It's a reminder that no matter what we encounter in the world, no matter how it may seem, God is good. This is an important...
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For me, I'm in shock that today is the first of September. I wasn't sure I'd ever get through the spring, let alone the summer. Each day seemed to drag on, but, gosh, it's already September, and the...
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I'm back.Thank you for being so patient with me as I recover from falling off a ladder. Your patience with me in having to step away from leading, and now your patience with me as I step back into my position as pastor, has really helped me in the healing...