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Recently I was in Inverness, Scotland. It was my first trip to the U.K. and my first destination on this first trip. I was taking it all in, enjoying what...

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THE TITANIC, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AND JULIUS CAESAR

Ahhh…April 15th…TAX DAY!  Is it a coincidence that the TITANIC sank AND Lincoln was assassinated on April 15th?  I don’t think so. Filling out those forms reminds me why I...

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HARMONY

One of my very first memories is my dad lifting me up so I could see over the balcony of our American apartment in Frankfurt, Germany, and hear the carolers...

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UP FROM THE GRAVY, A ROSE

So, I grew up in church.  We went to Highland Church of God in Kennewick, Washington – every time the door was open.  Dad sang in , and directed the choir....

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CONTEXT

I recently saw an “inspirational” décor piece, in a store, that astounded me. The quote was a scripture, and the red flag for me was the scripture reference…not because I...

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SUNDAY MORNING

Every Sunday morning, I have a tradition or ritual, if you will, when I arrive at the Church Building. This “ritual” started as things that needed to be done by...

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THE BARD

William Shakespeare. Once again this year, THE ALLEY THEATRE season closes with a Shakespeare script at The Anderson Museum of Art. The words attributed to that name are some of...

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TWO STRANGERS by Rev. Ken Rickett

The strangers in our midst…even those from foreign countries…are to receive hospitality and a welcome in our midst, according to both the Old and New Testaments. Occasionally, that welcome and...

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ITALY

The OLYMPICS have made me look back on our pictures of trips to Italy…and remembering the wonderful days and nights spent there.  I have a book filled with photos and...

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ASH WEDNESDAY

I can remember, in elementary school, seeing people on Ash Wednesday with ash on their foreheads and thinking (since it was generally just a few people) that they had bumped...