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January 11, 2021
I was in Zimbabwe where our church had sent a team to work with the medical and hunger needs of children at an orphanage. It was difficult to see children in such …
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2021
In today’s reading, Jesus is intensely personal. Jesus is often personal. He is also extremely consistent in the call to follow Him, to be His disciple. A disciple is simply one who …
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2021
For me Christmas Eve must include the song “O Holy Night”, often sung be a soloist just before the lighting of the candles and the classic silent night. The Lyrics include: Truly …
Read MoreDecember 12, 2020
Peace is a lifestyle, a way of life! There is no story that speaks to peace more than the story of Christmas. The invitation the angel offered the shepherds to make their …
Read MoreDecember 5, 2020
I remember as a child waiting, anticipating, hoping for Christmas morning. It was almost impossible to sleep the night before. No matter what the previous few weeks had been about it was now …
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2020
These verses are invitations, invitations from God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit to each of us, invitations that are deeply personal, invitations to a friendship, a partnership, life shared with Jesus Christ. They …
Read MoreAugust 29, 2020
One of the things that I have often said “If you are not happy with what you’ve got, you won’t be happy with what you get”. There are too many unhappy people …
Read MoreAugust 22, 2020
Sometimes distress is all we’ve got. When to enter a relationship God we must understand it is not an equal partnership. God is always God and we are usually in trouble, at …
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