Author Archives: Rick Vale



Rick Vale

THE EASTER HYMN
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THE EASTER HYMN

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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April 13, 2022
DIFFERENT ANGLES
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DIFFERENT ANGLES

I am missing Marge and Tom in different ways and at different times, each passing year. The grieving doesn’t lessen, it just changes. Marge and Tom are known to me...

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April 06, 2022
HOKEY-POKEY SHAKES
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HOKEY-POKEY SHAKES

A BLOG by Pastor Ken Rickett “Behold I make all things new. . . “  I find myself intrigued, awed, and appreciative of Rick’s series on a “Hokey Pokey Lent”:...

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March 30, 2022
DAMASCUS
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DAMASCUS

His Hebrew name was Saul, and his Greek name was Paul.  I’ve been reading his letters in the scripture for as long as I can remember.  My relationship with him is complicated.  I can’t...

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March 22, 2022
KNOWN BY HEART
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KNOWN BY HEART

I was a small boy who could barely read when my mother began instilling in my little brain the idea of memorizing things: phone numbers, addresses, scripture, poems.  She was...

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March 16, 2022
ACCOUNTING
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ACCOUNTING

MATTHEW18: 22- 35 (about forgiveness) Jesus said, “I say not unto thee, until seven times; but until seventy times seven, therefore, the kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain...

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March 08, 2022
ASHES
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ASHES

LENT: the sacred observance in preparation for the Easter Season and Easter Sunday specifically. LENT, in the early church, was the time that new members prepared themselves for baptism into...

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March 02, 2022
A TRICK QUESTION
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A TRICK QUESTION

A BLOG by Pastor Ken Rickett Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image; in the image of God created him; male and female God created them. Genesis...

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February 23, 2022
WINTER LESSONS
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WINTER LESSONS

I’ve learned some things about myself during these past few months, or so: I don’t enjoy being an adult, a middle-aged man with “more-than-middle-aged” insides.  I really just want to...

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February 15, 2022
OPINION & TRUTH
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OPINION & TRUTH

A few years ago I traveled back to my hometown in The Tri-Cities, Washington to bury my father’s ashes.  I wasn’t feeling like my best self.  Suddenly, with my Mom...

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February 08, 2022