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Panic settled upon me after hearing how driven the state of Kansas has become in its effort to lure, entice, kidnap the KC Chiefs across state lines. Wouldn’t that be a federal offense? The same sense of panic sat in when Jackson County failed to renew the tax for the KC Royals in April. Why panic? I
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During the past few months, I have had the honor of officiating at two funerals, and yesterday I attended a third funeral. There is one resounding principle that keeps ringing in my ears: the greatest gift ever is love. Yesterday’s funeral was for a member of my church family of 28 years. I came to this community to
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For months I have struggled with how to manage this election. I have hesitated to share my opinion because I try to respect others’ personal opinions, but I also have a right to share my thoughts—that is what we are guaranteed by our US Constitution. This election year feels precarious. I feel like I am teetering on
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Dear American Voters, On Tuesday, August 6, we go to the polls, not for a general election but for the primary elections. Before you begin voting, think carefully about the nation we have been for 200+ years and the nation we hope to be for another 200+ years. What has worked? The U.S. Constitution is the law
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A few months ago, I wrote a piece and decided I needed to share it with my Congressman for a fair opportunity to reply. Therefore, I wrote my Congressman a letter and included the piece for his review. What I received weeks later was a form letter, or at least it was not an answer
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The frigid, snowy, icy start of 2024 is causing havoc with the Missouri schools. In three weeks and heading into a fourth, schools have not been in session with any consistency. And what is happening? Student growth is plateaued at best. At the worst, student growth is sliding downhill just like the cars and trucks are with
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Have you ever considered how a help wanted ad would read for the next American President? I did. Let me begin with who I am: a Midwestern female who grew up on a family farm, went to college, earned a journalism degree, married, returned to college and became a high school teacher, had two kids, was divorced,
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Today is Christmas Eve and the fourth Sunday in Advent. Not much time between today and tomorrow, Christmas Day, which ends Advent, therefore, we finish Matt Rawle’s Experiencing Christmas: Christ in the Sights and Sounds of Advent. We have five senses by which we experience life: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. When I opened this devotional, I wondered
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Here it is the third week of Advent and the last week to do all those holiday chores of which baking is probably my favorite. Baking those cookies, breads, and meals makes the season not to mention how delightful the house smells. This week Matt Rawle focuses on the taste of Christmas as one more way
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Welcome to the second week of Advent. The first week the theme is hope. The second week focuses on peace; and this year we know peace is fragile as we witness the horrors in Europe and the Mideast. Please use extra prayer time to call for peace. The reflections this week are based on Matt Rawle’s Experiencing Christmas: Christ in
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Earlier this fall, I began reading Richard Rohr’s The Universal Christ. I found myself reading what I have long believed—Christ is everywhere! Therefore, when I started looking for an Advent reading, this theme lead me to Matt Rawle’s Experience Christmas: Christ in the sights and Sounds of Advent. And so I started my reading. Week 1 focuses on the sense
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Love God, love life, love one another.
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