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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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given on Sunday, September 28, 2014 Scripture Base: Matthew 13:36-43 “Parable of the Wheat and Weeds” 24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. 25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped
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given on Sunday, September 21, 2014 MISSION: Connecting to or via God? When school started and I was looking at all the brand new supplies that were filling the store shelves, I felt that surge of excitement I have known my entire life. The store shelves are now filled with Halloween and the school supplies
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given on Sunday, September 14, 2014–a belated Grandparents’ Day The Third Generation Crisis: Three generations separate today’s elementary students from a culture that centered around church and school. The Baby Boomers remember that culture, but their grandchildren have not experienced that social structure. The emphasis has shifted to a virtual community with influences beyond
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given on Sunday, August 24, 2014 Grand Slam! Touchdown! Salvation! It is a team effort. August 24, 2014 The batter’s whack echoes in the stadium and the crowd roars as the batter rounds the bases, clearing each one, while teammates cross the plate ahead of him adding three more runs. It is a grand
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given on August 10, 2014 Tonight the second of three supermoons in one year will be visible. Astrologically this is a phenomena that occurs about every 13 months, but this year there are a total of five; the next supermoon is to occur September 28, 2015; in fact, the next three include that one, then
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given on Sunday, July 27, 2014–concluding a review of the book of Hosea. Summer is winding down—at least in terms of vacations and reunions and travels. Having lived all my childhood and adult life following a school calendar, summers have their own rhythm. As a farming family my earliest years meant summers were filled
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Love God, love life, love one another.
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