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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, December 13, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000201 EndHTML:0000027300 StartFragment:0000004097 EndFragment:0000027264 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Chr%20Cards%20wonder,%20dreams.doc Christmas Cards: The Wonder, The Dreams The third Sunday of Advent and the cards are still sitting around and not in the mail. Yet, the short Advent season is over half way through and I am at least a week behind mentally. I
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given on Sunday, December 6, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000197 EndHTML:0000030051 StartFragment:0000003397 EndFragment:0000030015 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Chr%20Cards%20The%20images.doc One week into Advent and Christmas Day is getting closer. I have to be honest, the Christmas cards are still on my “to do” list. The task is not getting any smaller, and the mailbox is still waiting. I always think the four
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given on Sunday, November 29, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000201 EndHTML:0000026044 StartFragment:0000003142 EndFragment:0000026008 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Chr%20Cards%20reason,%20season.doc Thanksgiving break is over and the workweek is ahead. We have had family, turkey dinners, football, lazy afternoon naps, shopping and the shift to a new season—Christmas. Just a few days, but we do so much. One goal may be to get
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given on Sunday, November 8, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000200 EndHTML:0000023938 StartFragment:0000002556 EndFragment:0000023902 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Turkey,%20Comfort%20%26%20God.doc The Annual Turkey Dinner is over, and all that is on my mind is turkey—well and pie. I guess in a way, the month of November just might as well be called the month of Turkey. Now that may seem a bit silly,
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given on Sunday, November 1, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000187 EndHTML:0000025430 StartFragment:0000003387 EndFragment:0000025394 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Scripts/Nov%201%20script.doc Today begins November. November means Thanksgiving to me even though there is a day devoted to elections, another day for remembering a war and our veterans. I even have three generations of birthdays to remember—my sister-in-law, husband’s son, and now my granddaughter’s–and all
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given on Sunday, October 18, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000188 EndHTML:0000020294 StartFragment:0000002399 EndFragment:0000020258 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Scripts/Oct%2018%20script.doc The rain has really gotten to me this week. I suppose it would not be so frustrating if the sun could have popped out at least once a day. The grey sky, the multiple levels of clouds, the drizzle, the downpours, and the
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given on Sunday, October 11, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000186 EndHTML:0000022144 StartFragment:0000002326 EndFragment:0000022108 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Praise%20Season.doc I suppose it was inevitable. There is no way to avoid using that scripture. You know the one I am talking about, the one about the seasons. Here we are rushing through the seasons this year. We are in those typical, fall days
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given on Sunday, October 4, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000187 EndHTML:0000017748 StartFragment:0000002140 EndFragment:0000017712 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Scripts/Oct%204%20script.doc With all the business of everyday living over- whelming me this week, I found myself struggling. I could not come up with a theme or an idea or a verse or even a hymn to use for today’s service. Then Wednesday night, while
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given on Sunday, September 27, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000182 EndHTML:0000033803 StartFragment:0000003460 EndFragment:0000033767 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/ProverbsIII.doc During a casual conversation about this set of sermons on Proverbs, I heard—or should I say witnessed—one individual shot hands up and tremor saying, “Proverbs! I studied that for 12 weeks…” Right then and there I knew it was time to wrap up
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given on Sunday, September 20, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000189 EndHTML:0000032429 StartFragment:0000002173 EndFragment:0000032393 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Scripts/Sept%2020%20script.doc Originally I thought tackling Proverbs was a good idea, but this morning I am finding a little uncertainty. I have tried all week to sit down and read all the couplets of wisdom from Chapter 10 through Chapter 24. Finally I had to
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