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Who is the Reason for the Season?
Everybody has their reason for the season. Sally did. You know Sally—Charlie’s Brown sister, Sally. She found her reason for the...

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Dec 10, 20227 min read


Oh Advent tree, oh Advent tree, how perfect are your branches...
In A Charlie Brown Christmas, there is the most pitiful tree you’ve ever seen, but it was perfect for him. I kind of like it, too. But...

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Dec 3, 20228 min read


It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
It’s beginning to look allot like Christmas—the lights, the trees, the decorations. Oh, yes, let’s not forget the shopping—Black Friday...

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Nov 26, 20228 min read


The Table—five-star, no reservations required
When it comes to good places to eat, a person’s decision where to eat depends, in large measure, on reviews. Sometimes there are...

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Nov 19, 20228 min read


“My Supper—just thought you could use a little reminder this week: We are better than this.” -- God
This week we were reminded how painful the past can be and how unforgiving the future can seem. In 9-1-1 recordings, we heard Khloie...

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Nov 5, 20228 min read


The “Ten Worst Most-Wanted” List: Don’t go there.
A guy lost his hat and wanted to get another one…by stealing. He figured the best place was church since there are plenty of people and...

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Oct 29, 202211 min read


The roof, the roof, the roof, is on fire…(or put your hands in the air like you care)
A minister told his congregation, "Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to...

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Oct 15, 20227 min read


To catch a thief (who me?)
A thief tried to steal paintings from the Louvre in Paris. He was caught two blocks away when he ran out of gas. He said, “I had no Monet...

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Oct 8, 20227 min read


Go and sin no more (Who me, a cheater?)
An elderly doctor and a minister were seated next to each other on a plane. The plane was delayed at the start due to technical problems....

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Oct 1, 20226 min read


"Murder," He (God) wrote. "Don't do it."
When we think of murderers, we think of Jeffrey Dalhmer with human body parts hidden in a refrigerator; or Vladimir Putin waging war on...

olinfregia
Sep 24, 20227 min read


Once upon time, we were once a caring community.We can be that again. (Or can we?)
Everybody likes a good story. And when it comes to stories, there is nothing like a fairy tale because they often end in “and they lived...

olinfregia
Sep 17, 20228 min read


T.G.I.S.—Thank God it’s Sabbath. Rest right.
The Junior Sunday School Class teacher asked her eager 10-year-olds if they would give a million dollars to missionaries. “Yes!” they all...

olinfregia
Sep 10, 20227 min read


How do you play the Name Game?You've been texted: Don’t.
What does a stubbed toe; a double-fault in tennis and a burnt casserole have in common? They all represent opportunities for an...

olinfregia
Sep 3, 20226 min read


God has a text for you—NGI. (Don’t settle for the sign when you can have the show)
Which of these is an emergency? A Florida subway sandwich shop leaves the mayo and mustard off a customer’s order. A Texas man can’t get...

olinfregia
Aug 27, 20227 min read


You’ve got a text.
Are you doing it? I bet if you could, you’d be doing it. More than 4.1 billion people are doing it every day. (Shame on you.) I’m talking...

olinfregia
Aug 20, 20226 min read


Grace: It is no gamble.
I take it by your presence here today, and not on a yacht somewhere on the Mediterranean, that you weren’t the one—the one holder of the...

olinfregia
Aug 6, 20227 min read


Self-control: It’s more than what you don’t do. It’s what you must do to win.
We love our games. It’s controlled conflict. We train, we compete, we accept the consequences: to the winner, the spoils. They wear the...

olinfregia
Jul 16, 20226 min read


Meek Don't Mean Weak
You never know who you might meet on any given days who will make an unforgettable impression on you. Even more surprising is, where you...

olinfregia
Jul 9, 20227 min read


God is good all the time and all the time God is good. (Or is He?)
God is good all the time and all the time God is good. We say that all the time. But just because we say something all the time doesn’t...

olinfregia
Jun 25, 20228 min read


Fatherhood: the real story of DNA
I had a conversation with a librarian. We were talking about systematic racism. “Does that really exist?”, she asked. I replied, “If you...

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Jun 18, 20224 min read


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