SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, THE CHURCH
GARBAGE DAY
Because ”RICK’S BLOG” is always written on Wednesdays, and Wednesdays used to be “garbage day” at my old house, and because I’m always the most sensitive to what God is...
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Rick Vale
THE CHURCH
TANGO
A few years ago someone, in a moment of weakness, asked me to participate in a community fund-raiser based on the popular, “Dancing With the Stars” show. I was supposed...
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January 12, 2021
ENCOURAGEMENT, THE CHURCH
TROUBLE
My favorite Broadway musical of all time is “THE MUSIC MAN”. There is something about the combination of the setting: America at the turn of the century, the story-unique boy-meets-girl,...
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January 05, 2021
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
DAYS OF AULD LANG SYNE
I saw an interesting “post” on the internet a while back: “The 38 Most Haunting, Abandoned Places On Earth”. I decided to scroll through these beautiful (and yes, haunting) photos...
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December 31, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE
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...
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December 23, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
LUDWIG
If you are a connoisseur of “A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS” you know what today is…as Schroeder pointed out, it’s BEETHOVEN’S BIRTHDAY! “Schroeder” is a role I played in the musical,...
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December 16, 2020
THE CHURCH
UNISON & HARMONY
A few nights ago several of us “caroled” for folks who came by the church. It was a blast to actually see people mask-to-mask, to laugh, and just to hear...
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December 09, 2020
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, THE CHURCH
LOOK! PILGRIMS!
No matter how THANKSGIVING DAY is celebrated at my home (away, home, crowded, or quiet) I really love it. As was proved THIS year, it doesn’t matter if there are...
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December 02, 2020
ENCOURAGEMENT, THE CHURCH
GIVE THANKS-ING
Today, as I attempt to GIVE THANKS (as a child I always wondered why it wasn’t called, “GIVE THANKS-ING”) I realize this year was/is a doozy – and how much...
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November 25, 2020
ENCOURAGEMENT
TIME FLIES
Time flies…whether you’re having fun or not. I remember the day that we moved into our first house in Anderson. Our stuff, which had been in storage since April, was...
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