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...
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Rick Vale
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...
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December 19, 2018
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...
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December 12, 2018
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”...
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December 05, 2018
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...
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November 28, 2018
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...
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November 14, 2018
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November 07, 2018
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. ...
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October 31, 2018
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...
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October 16, 2018
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
CROSS PURPOSES
In my office at church I have a wall filed with crosses. Some are big, some are small, some metal and some wood. Some are hand-made, others a little more...
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