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Isolated and Afraid
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Doubt, darkness and despair are everywhere. Fear fills the air like oppressive summer humidity. “What does the future hold for me?” “Will I be the next one to die?” “Will…
Read MoreI Will Follow Him
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Whoopi Goldberg gave an old song an entirely new meaning when she and her chorus of nuns sang “I Will Follow Him” in the movie Sister Act. Spiritually speaking, the…
Read MoreControlling Our Carnivorous Appetite
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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Are you planning to give anything up for Lent this year? Some Christians do, others do not. Many Christians give up their favorite…
Read MoreTrust God’s 2020 Vision
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The rare neurological disease that I have has left me with permanently damaged vision. Everything I see is somewhat foggy. The density of the fogginess is constantly changing. Sometimes it…
Read MoreRe-Gifting Jesus
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Christmas is a birthday celebration in honor of Jesus Christ. Take a close look under your tree on Christmas morning. The one whose birthday we celebrate will likely be the…
Read MoreAlready and Not Yet
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It seems strangely paradoxical to assume something can already be and not yet be at the same time. Oddly enough it is possible. It is the stuff movies are made…
Read MoreGroaning In Captivity
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In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the ghost transported Ebenezer Scrooge to his Christmas past. He was saddened by his misdeeds and past mistakes. He was permitted to peer…
Read MoreAn Advent Invitation
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Walk into any store and it’s clear retailers are now ready for Christmas. Ready that is to make money off it. Many no longer even call it Christmas. For them,…
Read MoreCan You Hear Me Now?
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I think by now we all know the Verizon commercial, “Can you hear me now.” Verizon began using that commercial in 2002. In 2016, the pitch man for the commercial…
Read MoreCast Into The Sea
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Immediately upon reading today’s title you might wonder, who is going to be cast into the sea. Today the focus is not on someone being cast into the sea but…
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