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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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PHIL
Several years ago, a good friend of mine accepted a Music Director’s position at a church in Punxsutawney, PA (yes, THAT Punxsutawney – home of “Phil the Groundhog”). He asked...
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A PART OF THE ORCHESTRA
Years ago, I played percussion in my local Symphony Orchestra. I thought about that the other day while searching for some music. As I was looking for something else, I...