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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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Having just finished reading Book One, The Hunger Games (HG), I cannot contain myself any longer. Thank you to Suzanne Collins for writing a book that reaches out to younger readers and even to myself. This is my third reading and I am using it in my alternative ed classroom. Often reading is an impossible
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given on Sunday, March 3, 2013 Bible reference: Malachi 2:17-3:19 Breaking Sin’s Code (Part 3): The People What do you do when a boss or a leader tells you to do something and you know it is wrong? As I read Malachi 3, I thought of all the leaders we watch and hear
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given on 2nd Sunday of Lent, February 24, 2013 Let’s continue tackling the question of how to break sin’s code or, in a slightly different approach, figure why God decided to break sin’s code? Unlocking the secrets or solving a mystery takes time, and we are now over 2,000 years since Malachi prophesied that God
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given on Sunday, February 17, the first Sunday of Lent. Have you ever tried the Cryptoquips in the newspaper? This is one of the brainteasers or games that appears daily in the KC Star. The point of it is to identify the statement that is coded in a mixed up pattern of letters that
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given on Sunday, February 10, 2013 Kindness. Just one word, but one filled with so much promise. After going through the calendar last week and looking ahead at this week, kindness just kept catching my attention. Kindness is a character quality that seems to be missing in so many people in our global society
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given on February 3, 2013: It’s February: How’s your heart? We have opened up a new month, the shortest in the year, yet it is so packed with special days and honorees and themes that it is easily overwhelms the daily routines we establish in our lives. Consider this February list: American Heart
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This is the script from Sunday’s service. Focusing on a theme, PRAYER, the service design is to use scriptures and hymns to carry the theme. Having used the book, 100 Favorite Bible Verse, by Lisa Guest, I have been able to weave the verses into three sermons. Thanks to her for the effort she has
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Scripture: Psalm 121 Lyrics for “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers Sometimes in our lives We all have pain We all have sorrow But if we are wise We know that there’s always tomorrow Lean on me, when you’re not strong And I’ll be your friend I’ll help you carry on For it won’t be
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given on Sunday, January 13, 2013 Jeremiah 29:10-13 10-11 This is God’s Word on the subject: “As soon as Babylon’s seventy years are up and not a day before, I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned
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given on Sunday, January 6, 2013 Today is Epiphany, according to the Christian calendars, and we have all resumed our typical daily routines after the holiday celebrations. These routines are almost a relief after such craziness as the holidays often create. And yet today is Epiphany. Why? Traditionally, in our American lives, we know
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Love God, love life, love one another.
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