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PATRIOTISM OF THE PATRIARCHS
16Mar

PATRIOTISM OF THE PATRIARCHS

First I will say that I am proud to be an American. I would assume that most everyone who reads this article would echo the same line as I still believe that this is the greatest country in the world.…

MORE ON THE WAY
16Mar

MORE ON THE WAY

Have you ever considered how much noise there is in the world? I often struggle to sift through all the noise in a room; I get tense, nervous, and in every way overwhelmed in a room of noisy busyness. Sounds…

IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS
13Mar

IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS

On a day to day basis, how often do you feel thankful? It’s easy to be thankful in the good times, but what about the bleak moments in our lives. It’s a bit harder then for sure, but in 1 Thessalonians…

WHAT DON’T YOU KNOW
16Feb

WHAT DON’T YOU KNOW

What Don’t You Know            As I sat in my office last week watching the second video of School House Rock, Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla was teaching pronouns. I watched, listened, and even sang along; it was…

A VERY PRESENT HELP
10Jan

A VERY PRESENT HELP

Psalm 46:1,2  God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and…

NEW YEAR; SAME HOPE
20Dec

NEW YEAR; SAME HOPE

Another Orbit, Another Year; Same Great Hope Reflecting over 2023 there have been a number of challenges and successes that have worked together to prepare us for what lie ahead. I am thankful that during a season of global trial…

PERSPECTIVE
18Nov

PERSPECTIVE

“Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective.”  This is the subtitle of New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrews book, “The Noticer.” A secular work, not saying Andrews is not Christian—I do not know, but the book is…

THE LAW THAT LEADS TO THE LORD!
16Aug

THE LAW THAT LEADS TO THE LORD!

“Now the law came to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” –Romans…

NEW GROWTH
18Jul

NEW GROWTH

   Spring is here! What an incredible time to watch as the beauty of creation begins to sprout forth all of its radiance. One can easily be caught up in wonder of how each raindrop, each particle of pollen (yes…