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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 21, 2008 What If? The week has been crammed full of activity. Monday was the students’ graduation from our program. Wednesday was a health day. Oh yes, Tuesday was the partial snow day, thank goodness. Thursday was getting all the other students wrapped up with their work. And then there was
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given on Sunday, December 14, 2008 Have you ever thought about how you meet someone? When the TV talk hosts introduce the next guest, the introduction is usually based on the latest movie or project that the guest is there to promote. When a news anchor interviews a subject, the introduction is very brief with
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given on Sunday, December 7, 2008 Have you started counting the days? Have you wrapped all the gifts? Have you sent out your cards? Have you started cooking the treats? Have you started going to the parties? Have you stopped and read what the season is all about? Are you ready for the Messiah? I
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given on November 30, 2008, the first Sunday of Advent Today is still November, but we are now in the Advent Season. Typically this is a time when all the activities are hustle and bustle with shopping to do, packages to wrap, decorations to get up, and parties to plan and to attend. The next
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given on Sunday November 23, 2008 Only a few times each year, do we gather for the traditional family feast. Why, just say the word “Thanksgiving” and the smells flood the memory—turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, coffee, not to mention homemade bread. At least those smells are ones that come into my mind when
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given on Sunday, November 16, 2008 Not very often does a request turn into an immediate sermon, but last week Elwood asked if I would do a sermon on the hymn, Victory in Jesus. I assured him I would try, but I was not promising that it would be any time soon. Well, as I
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given on November 9, 2008 Life certainly has not been simple this week, has it? We have each had our own daily agenda items to manage; we have working; we have been keeping up with the household chores; we have checked on our family and neighbors; and the list just keeps growing. On top of
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given on November 2, 2008 Well, the election is here. Pretty soon we will know what this country really feels about change. Here we are in our own New Beginnings in our own church, but it is a time of new beginnings worldwide. As Christians we must stand up and live, as we believe. This
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What a week this has been for people watching! Not only did I watch students, I also went to a parade. Even though this is an annual event, since this is an election year, the UCM’s homecoming parade was filled with much more than the typical floats, groups, cars, and bands. We had the addition
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given on October 19, 2008 How many of you noticed the moon this week? Since I was thinking about the possibility of having a new grandbaby during a full moon, I was watching the moon this week. Well, still no grandbaby, but I have really enjoyed looking at the moon. In fact, the last couple
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