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Gospels

I Am A Shepherd

24-Dec-16 What a night that was! I was there! It had begun like most every other night, clear, but slightly chilly. We had been in this section of the hill country now for about a week, and the sheep were just about getting acclimated to their new surroundings. Sheep are strange animals. In a way, […]

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Strengthen Your Hearts

11-Dec-16 James 5:7-11 Its all about hanging in there, isn’t it? It’s all about Jesus coming back, and it’s all about being patient while we wait. But we all know that waiting for something is always hard work. I was a small child once, as I suppose we all were, and as a child, waiting […]

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Epistles

Pulling It Together For The Glory Of God

04-Dec-16 Romans 15:1-7 It has been said that church is the only place that we willingly and joyfully and regularly go where we will interact, fellowship, and worship with people that we would ordinarily have no other reason to associate with. I’m totally convinced that this is one of the most apt descriptions of the […]

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The Beginning is Nearer

27-Nov-16 Romans 13:11-14 A Thanksgiving tradition in my family is the exchanging of Christmas lists. Once the abundance of food on the dining room table has been acceptably reduced to dividable leftovers, out come the Christmas lists. The reason for this, of course, is that the end is near; there isn’t much time left, and […]