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OVERCOMING SKEPTICISM by Rev. Ken Rickett
ADVENT! What a glorious time of the year! But Advent must “get off” on the right foot or the season can become less fulfilling. Let me suggest a beginning point. ...
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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 twenty people...
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AT THE TABLE
It was a THANKGSIVING MEAL that I first remember my mother saying the words, “You need to try a little of everything that I put on your plate.” Those words...
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GRATITUDE OR ENTITLEMENT?
I have tried, this November, to intentionally state one person, thing or concept I am thankful for…every day. I have to say, when I first decided to do it I...
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THE HILL
As I am continually “feeling” my age I am actually filled with…gratitude. I am happy to know that I am reaching the point where I have lived longer than I will live in the...
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THE RECITAL
I began playing the piano regularly, around 64 years ago this year. Not only is that number astounding to me, as is looking in the mirror these days, but I’m...
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DIGGING DEEP by Rev. Ken Rickett
Detectives and investigators “dig deep” in search for factual information. Medical laboratory scientists “dig deep” in search for causes of diseases AND for medications that may manage, if not eliminate,...
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RIVER CITY
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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FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE
After my recent trip to the old homestead – I am still missing Marge and Tom. The grieving doesn’t lessen, it just changes. Marge and Tom are known to me...
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HEADED TOWARD 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 really...