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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, July 25, 2010 Have you ever listened to a song and realize that it says exactly what you feel? When I started looking for today’s hymns, I stumbled into the one, “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy,” which is number 340 if you would like to follow along. Words for this hymn
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given on July 18, 2010 Every time I walk into the Fellowship Hall, I wonder about the history of the church. . . . [Church 1: Why did this church rebuild after its fire in the early 1920s? Why did the church add the fellowship hall in 1963?] {Church 2: Lately, my eye keeps looking
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given on July 11, 2010 All week I have been confounded about grace. Grace is one of the foundations of our church’s theology and yet it is a word or concept that is bounced around in casual conversation and in teasing about clumsiness. I suppose I am feeling a bit clumsy with God’s grace. On
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given on July 4, 2010 Fourth of July! I am ready for a picnic, but I am afraid that the mental image of such an event was imprinted from a book I read years and years ago. The book, A Grand and Glorious Fourth of July, was sitting in our bookshelf at home when I
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given on June 20, 2010 Here it is Fathers Day and the summer days are upon us. This is one of those holidays that following traditional expectations which we have grown up following makes it hard to think a bit differently. Fathers Day can also be a difficult day for many, also. If we were
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given on June 13, 2010 Rain, rain and more rain. The feelings we get when all we do is see the rain chances in the forecast or look up in the sky to see more clouds are taking a major toll on us. I just cannot imagine another day of dreariness, and we thought the
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given on May 30, 2010 How many of you can admit that you watch Oprah or maybe Dr. Phil or is your viewing less focused on life management skills? The radio airwaves and the television listings have a wide range of talk show hosts who provide all types of advice about living a healthy life.
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given on Sunday, May 23, 2010 Today is Pentecost. Everything seems fine, but maybe we should turn on a scanner this morning because we never know what is going on around us. We walk into the church’s doors and step away from the daily routines, but we never know when the fire of the Holy
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given on Sunday, May 16, 2010 Special note: The structure for Sunday was atypical. The scripture and the sermon were divided into different phases so I am posting the entire script for the service: Sunday, May 16, 2010 Order of Worship I can do everything through him (Christ) who gives me strength. –Philippians 4:13 Prelude:
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given on Mothers Day, May 9, 2010 Moms, Maslow & Methodists Each of us sitting here today are very fortunate. In most cases, if not all, we were born and raised in a Christian family. We had moms who knew from their moms how to instill a sense of safety, belonging, and love. These values
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Love God, love life, love one another.
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