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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, February 19 2012 Telling the story: Samson and Delilah Women, wine leave Samson’s reign in shambles The press release accompanying the latest movie poster leaves a lot to the imagination. This story is one many already know so why did the producers think it was important to reissue it? The young Jewish
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given on Sunday, February 12, 2012 Telling the Story: King Solomon’s Decision What is the lesson for us to learn? One of my favorite teas is blackberry sage that is marketed as the “tea for wisdom.” As I wait for the teakettle to whistle, my mind can wander around aimlessly; but when the hot
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given on Sunday, February 5, 2012 Telling the Story: Daniel & the Lions’ Den Do you know your lions’ den? Today’s Old Testament story is not as difficult to believe as the others we have reviewed, but figuring out how it fits into the New Testament much less into our 21st century lives is
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given on Sunday, January 29, 2012 Telling the Story: Jonah and the Whale Jonah—all four books for the entire story What if. . . This is one of those questions that simply keep coming to mind while reading Jonah. Every time I stop to reflect on the story and the details, the same thoughts
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given on Sunday, January 22, 2012 Telling the Story: David & Goliath I Samuel 17 Selected verses: 40 Then David took his shepherd’s staff, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pocket of his shepherd’s pack, and with his sling in his hand approached Goliath. 41-42 As the Philistine paced
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given on Sunday, January 15, 2012 Telling the Story: Noah and the Great Flood Genesis 6-9 Reading through today’s Bible story this week, I have discovered a second lesson that surprised me. I needed to hear this lesson because I have failed to use it. Noah’s story has always been cataloged in my mind
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given on Sunday, January 8, 2012 Telling the Story: Cain & Abel Background: We are moving into a calendar time known as the Sundays after Epiphany: January 6, 12 days after Jesus’ birth, the day the Wise Men arrived. The Christmas Story now becomes the story of Jesus’ development into the man with a
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given on Sunday, January 1, 2012: Have you opened enough gifts this week? I expect you have. I certainly hope you have opened up your own gift of faith, too, as we have reviewed how the Christmas story depended on the faith of the prophets, Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and even God himself. The final
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