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Kindness: Do Fries Come with That Shake?
Kids can be mean and unforgiving sometimes. “Johnny hit me.” “So, I hit him back.” A kindergarten teacher noticed this as she watched...

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Jun 11, 20227 min read


Kaboom or Kool like That
“Welcome to church. May I take your order, please: one prayer, one song, one sermon. How would you like that? Short, sweet, hold the...

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Jun 4, 20228 min read


Where’s the peace? In another moment of silence?
Every year the Nobel Peace Prize is given to the person who has done the most to promote world peace. Alfred Nobel—who amassed a fortune...

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May 28, 20227 min read


Eureka, “I found it!”
Have you ever lost something—like a ring, a phone or a watch? Depending on its value, you did what it took to find it, like the man who...

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May 20, 20228 min read


Fruit Does a Body Good (when it’s the Fruit of the Spirit) like neighborly love.
It’s beginning to look a lot like summer. It’s May, but already the temps are in the 90’s. Time to get fit for those dog days. You want...

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May 14, 20227 min read


Will the real mother, please stand up?(so, we can salute you)?
Today is Mother’s Day—the day we recognize mothers who come in all kinds of names, shapes, forms and faces: Madear, “Big Mama” (that’s my...

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May 7, 20227 min read


I Come to the Garden alone…(but not really)
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Congratulations on your new spring garden. I...

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Apr 30, 20221 min read


How Do You Travel a Road of Disappointment? Exit Emmaus.
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” This Robert Frost quote...

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Apr 23, 20223 min read


The Hunt for Easter Faith: Over easy or Hard Boiled
Happy Easter. I hope all your expectations have been met, so far. Easter— like most holidays—come with their own expectations. Some...

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Apr 15, 20228 min read


Neither hot nor cold…(It’s not exactly a compliment)
An 80-year-old woman wanted to marry her fourth husband. Understandably, the pastor doing the required marriage counseling was compelled...

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Apr 9, 20227 min read


Carpe Diem, Church
On a busy New York Street, a man hustled across a intersection only to be struck (really only grazed) by a bus. A crowd quickly gathered....

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Apr 3, 20228 min read


“And the winner is…”
Tonight, is Oscar night. The Academy will cast its approval on all things Hollywood—that great story-telling machine. Who will win best...

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Mar 26, 202210 min read


How does your Garden grow: worms or weeds?
I’m working on my garden. It’s that time. It’s not much: a few herbs here, some tomatoes in pots, there. All the more reason, that I’m...

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Mar 19, 20228 min read


True or False?
As a former college teacher, there were all kinds of tests I gave: essays, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false. Most of my...

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Mar 12, 20228 min read


Suffering: It’s not how much, but how long.
Good morning! I hope the day finds you well. “This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.” I don’t know if...

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Mar 5, 20229 min read


Lent is not just what you give up,but what you gain.
This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent—the 40-day season (not counting Sundays), as we march toward Easter. Lent asks the...

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Feb 26, 20228 min read


Love, actually.
I hope you had a great Valentines, that you got that special card or candy; of course, chocolate. I got my chocolate. I had to go out and...

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Feb 19, 20226 min read


Greatness: Poised for Possibilities
It’s February already— a great month. Why great? Because greatness is showcased. And where greatness “is”, possibilities “are”. In...

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Feb 12, 20228 min read


Who will be your Caretaker when trouble takes…and takes…and takes…?
Psalm 23 The US is now averaging 2,441 new COVID deaths each day, according to John Hopkins University. The US has surpassed 900,000...

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Feb 5, 20224 min read


Whose Searching Whom in 2022?
Psalm 139 What are you searching for this new year? When the world wants to know something about the world, they don’t search it on the...

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Jan 29, 20223 min read


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