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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 14, 2017
- 2 min
Not Roman, not Jew, but you and I.
Today I am thinking of all the times I smashed my finger or thumb while swinging a hammer. In a land far away and a long time ago, it...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 13, 2017
- 3 min
Wait. It's a four letter word.
Have you ever tried to intentionally slow down and savor each minute of a day? Sounds weird. Right? Savoring each minute of the day...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 12, 2017
- 3 min
Mending the broken.
I decided to tackle some repairs on our driveway. Apparently, it has been a while since maintenance has been done to the asphalt and a...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 11, 2017
- 3 min
Are we deserving?
I am a "Debbie Downer" when TV commercials come on. Immediately, I begin to analyze the message, the content, the intended audience...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 10, 2017
- 2 min
What will I offer?
A little over 100 days ago we celebrated Christmas and sang songs about three kings commonly called wisemen. We sang the verse that...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 9, 2017
- 2 min
Gentle and riding on a donkey.
"What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?" We're about to find out. Today is Palm and Passion Sunday. It is the...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 7, 2017
- 3 min
Bitterness, the eternal prison.
Have you ever pulled the stove out of its place and looked at the floor underneath? What did you see? What treasures were discovered in...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 6, 2017
- 3 min
Detours!
Happened to notice of a major bridge replacement coming soon to our area. This particular bridge is one of the main arteries to many...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
Using the mundane.
Please read the first two sentences here and do what the second one tells you to do. Go look into a mirror and write down what you...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 4, 2017
- 3 min
Multi-tasking is overrated and dangerous.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 3, 2017
- 3 min
Giving Back.
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 2, 2017
- 2 min
Fools no more.
"The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." (Psalm 14:1, NIV) I suppose you have heard the not so endearing joke about atheists and...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Apr 1, 2017
- 3 min
Hero in a halfshell.
I sure do like to hear people speak highly of me. I think everyone likes to hear accolades. For me, those accolades are tiny pebbles...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Mar 31, 2017
- 3 min
Beneath the surface.
That moment when you see something occurring that just looks out of place...... I went to a local downtown store a few weeks ago and saw...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Mar 30, 2017
- 2 min
When God says, "Watch this."
With each new day comes a certain amount of toil and trouble. With each new day there also comes joy and celebration. It depends on the...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Mar 29, 2017
- 3 min
Old on the outside; new on the inside.
I will never forget Pete. Pete, a former parishioner, was a spitfire. He also suffered a heart attack in my third or fourth week of...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Mar 28, 2017
- 2 min
What things?
"I have told you "these things" so that......." WHAT THINGS???? A long time ago, I used to rattle the lawn mower over a protruding rock...
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"A Musing Pastor"
- Mar 27, 2017
- 3 min
When Light Pushes Back the Dark.
"The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it." (John 1:5, NIV) There is a moment when one is in the woods...
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