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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 19, 2010 Have you been paying attention to the national news? Have you heard the statistics from the Census Bureau concerning the latest figures on poverty? The nightly news reported it; it was picked up by the local stations; and it was the page one feature on the Kansas City Star
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given on Sunday, September 12, 2010 Undoubtedly this week has been a challenge. The workweek had its challenges, people provided challenges, and nature had a few in there, too. Sometimes life gets so demanding that God seems so far away. What are we suppose to do? Reading scriptures this week did not seem to provide
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given on Sunday, September 5, after the community’s fair Each vignette was designed to follow the hymn mentioned within the text. The fourth was the closing with the service ending with “Pass It On.” Vignette #1 Does it feel like we should have a campfire going this morning? The air is crisp, the fields are
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given on Sunday, August 29, 2010 How Open Are We? Did you really hear that first verse from Hebrews? Keep on loving each other as brothers. Hebrews 13:1 What about that second verse? Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 Those two
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given on Sunday, August 22, 2010 When I woke up yesterday morning, I let the dogs out and checked the rain gauge: 2.5 inches! When I went to sleep, it was lightening and raining some, but I certainly did not expect such an accumulation when I was watching the radar on the news and everything.
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given on August 8, 2010 The calendar says it is time to transition back into school mode whether I am ready of not. Still, the calendar indicates that school begins this week! What better time to introduce you to some students and show how grace shows up in the classroom. Remember, grace is God’s love
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I am so frustrated with political advertising. The primary elections are over, but I have been appalled at the negative political campaigns. There is absolutely nothing to gain in mudslinging! There is nothing to show how capable an individual is to hold public office by blasting the opponent. There is no positive image of an
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given on Sunday, August 8, 2010–first in a mini-series of three Every day we wake up and start fresh. As our minds start clicking and we think about the day ahead of us: What do we need to do? What is the weather? Where do we need to go? What is our purpose? During our
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given on Sunday, August 1, 2010 I received this letter in the email. It came from Jesus so I knew I could not ignore it. I was a bit nervous as I started to read because I really did not know why he would be writing. As I read, I realized that Jesus was trying
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Thanks to the creators of this application. I just wish I could use the image more easily. This is a cloud I created which came from an internet letter circulating on line. It has led to a sermon to be given this Sunday. <a href=”http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2253469/Jesus_Letter” title=”Wordle: Jesus Letter”><img src=”http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/2253469/Jesus_Letter” alt=”Wordle: Jesus Letter” style=”padding:4px;border:1px solid #ddd”></a>
Susandoodles
Love God, love life, love one another.
Susandoodles 