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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day My clearest memories of 1965 are in black and white. In grade school back then if your class had been good your teacher would request a television be wheeled in on a big cart and you could spend part of class time watching the World Series...
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For Sanctity of Life Sunday I was the sweaty toe-head bouncing, throwing or hitting whatever ‘ball’ happened to be in season back in 1971. I was full of life, which is about all I remember, except that the Pirates beat the Orioles in a comeback best-of-seven World...
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The Symbol of Faith The Nicene Creed, or the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, is the traditional statement or symbol of faith dating back to the 4th century. By this time in the history of the young church, having become geographically spread across the known world,...
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Praying in the Spirit Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Ephesians 6:18 Prayer is one of the beautiful examples of our interaction with the Trinity. We pray to the Father, through Christ Jesus the Son, in the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “When I am...
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The Simplicity of Christ But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3 Paul was concerned for the Christians in Corinth. Like many of us they were...
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Every Morning… O Lord and Master of my life, Take from me the spirit of sloth, despair, lust of power and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, meekness, patience and love. Yea O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions and not to judge...
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How Should We Serve ~ part 2 Feed My sheep. I’ll never forget my first encounter with the personal voice of God speaking to me, who would, right? I had been a Christian for about 8 years, was ordained and serving in part-time youth ministry, trying to figure out how...
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How Should We Serve – Part 1 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They...
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Life and Time – Part 3 “Don’t be afraid, only believe…” Luke 8:50 Jairus was a ruler in the synagogue of Capernaum who sought out Jesus’ help as his young daughter lay gravely ill. Jesus went with him and as they made their way through the crowds to...
