Spit in the Ocean

  Years ago, when I was in my very late teens and early twenties, I ran with a group of “kids” who would all congregate at the home of one…

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Drinking from my Saucer

  Do any of you remember older generations drinking from their saucer? I can remember my grandmother and her sister drinking tea from their saucers. I always thought it was…

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Your God Is Too Small

By God’s grace, without earning it, all are granted the status of being considered righteous before him, through the act redeeming us from our enslavement from sin that was accomplished…

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Trust in the Turmoil

“Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord…

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Talents

“Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who…

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Hurry Up and Wait!

Last week I was driving home from Circleville, Ohio. I had spent six hours working with a wonderful group of passionate educators, but I was ready to be home so…

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No Need to Fear

“Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.  Are not two sparrows sold…

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Weeding my Garden

“I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;  thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the…

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Juneteenth

Our Bible is full of references to slavery.  So why was it right then?  The short answer is, IT WASN’T! In many cases, enslavement was a form of punishment sometimes…

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Helping Others

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or sister is without…

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