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BARREN by Pastor Ken Rickett
Last week while driving through East Central Indiana into Ohio, I was struck by the barrenness of the landscape. Not only were the trees sporting leafless limbs and the fields...
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PAPER MOONS & CARBOARD SEAS
The lyrics to “IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON” always remind me of when I was a child, I was fascinated by theatrical productions not because of the performances, but because...
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February 20, 2024
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ASH WEDNESDAY
I love traveling. I love seeing our beautiful world and the people in it. In fact, as wonderful as all the scenery and cultures I’ve experienced are, it’s the people...
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February 14, 2024
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THE LINEBACKER GROOM
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 high...
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February 06, 2024
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THE CHEVY
Years and years ago, when I was but a wee lad of 30 (1988) I took a dream trip to the U.S.S.R. (back when it WAS the U.S.S.R.). I traveled...
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January 30, 2024
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CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING
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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January 24, 2024
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A BALLAD OF WONDER by Pastor Ken Rickett
Note: This story is based on an article by Dr. John Hood “Local Tie to Classic song ‘I Wonder As I Wander’ in the newspaper Cherokee Scout, published December 27,...
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January 15, 2024
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PATTERN & CHANGE
Along with the normal work-related things in January, I am also doing some music writing/composing. One thing I strive for, in the music I am writing, is to “establish a...
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January 08, 2024
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THE OLD LONG TIME AGO by Pastor Ken Rickett
“Should old acquaintance be forgot since the Days of Old Long time ago” is one translation in English of the Scottish lyrics penned by poet Robert Burns of Scotland. The...
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January 03, 2024
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THE ODD & UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS STORY by Pastor Ken Rickett
A BLOG by pastor Ken Rickett Luke 2:15-18 And it came to pass after the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go...
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