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PROOF TEXT

This cartoon/meme is one of my favorites.  It’s the twisted and “word” kind of humor that I love.  Analyzing the humor, one could say that it’s about punctuation or wording…but...

ENCOURAGEMENT

THE WEDDING CRASHER

She was a petite, beautiful, blonde girl who fell in love with a college linebacker while in school.  Back at home, in my home church, she asked me (still a...

ENCOURAGEMENT

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

I am, as I do every Christmas season, reading my favorite Christmas book, Charles Dickens’ “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”.  Through the years I’ve had several copies of this story, one is...

THE CHURCH

THE HOLY SPIRIT & THE ’57 CHEVY

This is reprinted from a past BLOG, but after my trip to HAVANA and all the wonderful classic American cars I saw, I thought of this story, its lesson…and I...

THE CHURCH

LOOKING BACK, GOING FORWARD

This last weekend (December 1st, to be exact) 160 years ago a small congregation of 13 was chartered as FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH of Andersontown, Indiana.  They met as an “official”...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

INVITATION TO THE PARTY

Ahhh, Christmas Parties; one of the best things about the season, as far as I’m concerned.  Any excuse to get together with friends simply to get together.  Alright, there’s the...

ENCOURAGEMENT

THE DEBT OF THANKS

Well, we’re coming up to one of my favorite Sundays of the Church Year…THANKSGIVING SUNDAY! I don’t know why this has always been one of my favorites…it could be because...

ENCOURAGEMENT

GOD’S GOOD NAME

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

EMILY

It all began as I watched her create her art, outside on my porch.  I was fascinated at her steady and strong work to create something both practical and beautiful. ...

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

FROSTY PUMPKINS

It’s that time of year again, when I think about this poem (which someone also used as their audition monologue for our Alley Theatre this last weekend): WHEN the frost...