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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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Plowing on through the year-long Bible study, I am now into Deuteronomy and Acts. I am struggling with remaining open-minded enough not to get bogged down by the minutia of the Old Testament laws. But I also admit that I am doing everything I can not to frame the current national status within the context of
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Sunday’s sermon was about sin. I know, that seems almost blasé doesn’t it. But let me be honest, sin makes me uncomfortable. Now, I probably need to explain that statement. Sin in my mind is something one consciously does that is against one of the Ten Com- mandments. And I have long struggled with the philosophy that one can
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For some reason this question just keeps circling through my head: How does one explain the kingdom of heaven? Of course to answer, one has to define that term, also referred to as the kingdom of God. A simple starting point needed to be found, so I turned to my Life Application Study Bible. The kingdom of heavenis not defined per
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Here it is June, typically associated with summer vacations, weddings and Father’s Day. Death is usually not a theme for the month. Yet death forced itself into my world twice during the week. The first death was completely an accident. The second death was inevitable. Sometimes one must simply stop and address an issue that all too
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I apologize. As I continue to study and to read the Bible, I realize I failed. I failed to teach you faith. I failed to practice the parenting principles that my own parents taught me. I failed to share what I know to be my own life foundation. I apologize. As I grew up, both Mom and Dad
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Midway through the second book of Kings, I am finding that I can understand the reading without being totally dependent on study notes. I really was unprepared for the ease of reading these two books after struggling with so much of the ancient literature. Still, I maintained my discipline by reading the Wesley Study Bible’s notes. And then I
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Certainly I have not kept it secret that I am a retired educator, and also there is no secret that I served in the pulpit for 10 years in a bi-vocational role. Therefore surely there are no surprises that my thoughts for this week are closely connected to the ending of the school year. The postings
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Time and again I am frustrated with how to manage all the thoughts that get tangled up in my brain after I finish reading a book, but that tangle is multiplied by seven after finishing the series, The Chronicles of Narnia,by C. S. Lewis. I am left with sadness of the end, yet that is coupled with
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Continuing with the year-long reading plan, I have been reading the Old Testament book of Numbers. Actually, I am reading the study notes first because the text of Numbers is frustrating to me. I just do not get all the rules and regulations that the Lord placed on the Israelites. Well, I said it and the walls
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My journey through the year-long Bible study continues and when I add that to daily life and any other reading I do whether continuing The Chronicles of Narnia,or whether it is the Brian Zahand’s book Beauty Will Save the World, or even a scan of the local newspaper, the internet or even broadcast programs, my brain is
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