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Testing

Testing

It's been a tough week for old Mr Joe. Two emergency room visits, bladder spasms, catheters. Blah. Worse, I was worrying about these silly pictures in my head of things...
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Tragedy

Tragedy

The life of the flesh is tragic by nature and by design. God allowed us intellect and free will but withheld the access to the tree of life, for having...
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Wide awake—Be Ready

Wide awake—Be Ready

Wide awake—be ready This morning I was reading Matthew 24. One of our number has been teaching about things like spiritual warfare and eschatology, subjects about which I have not...
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Today

Today

So, today we hit a challenge; a snag. The weather has turned bitter cold, killing cold. And people are on the street. And we had nearly a foot of snow...
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What About Suffering

What About Suffering

We agree life can’t just be flowers and cookies and unicorns. We come into this world naked, bloody and screaming and many leave it the same way. In between are...
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We Are Blessed Be Happy

We Are Blessed Be Happy

Okay. I understand the country, and God’s people, and the rest, are going through a crisis. Evil, at best, is ahead on points right now. We have to be serious...
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Charlie Hustle

Charlie Hustle

Pete Rose was my favorite player of all time. He certainly was not a righteous man; I’m not even sure anyone would call him a “good person” (though, we are...
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Empowering Spiritual Sight

Empowering Spiritual Sight

Thanks be to God our father and to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. For, he has sent to us his Holy Spirit to guide us and empower us and...
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