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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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Only two more days until Thanksgiving Day and my thoughts are a jumbled up mess. Why? Well, I could just start a list and it would get terribly long and complicated, but maybe I can give you a picture of what is flooding my brain. First, I missed last week’s posting because I was focused on
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Over the weekend I stopped at a favorite baking source. The Dutch Bakery in Tipton, Missouri carries so much more than most stores. When holiday baking is around the corner, I knew it was time to restock–and did I ever! Then I discovered a new spice store, Prezy’s Spices at Boone’s Landing in Chesterfield, Missouri.
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For the past few weeks, I have craved Mom’s pimento cheese spread. I had looked for the pimentos and could not find them so I would give up. Then walking down the aisle I saw something new–Velveeta with sharp cheddar flavor! Now I knew I had to make pimento cheese because that was a new
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Consider this: Every night I read a devotional that is published annually. The writings must be done at least two years prior to my reading the entry. Such is the publishing process. Now, consider God’s timing. Over and over I am reminded that God’s time does not match my since of time. There is
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Sunshine filled the day yesterday, and I drove down the highway watching the colors play along the way. Today, it is grey. The clouds cover the sun and there is no extra light to play in the trees; but sometimes grey days make great settings for pictures. The dry, dry summer months ended with a
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Special note: This is a brief summary of the sermon I heard on Sunday. Just a reaction, almost, to a simple idea. Faith can be developed, I believe, and the hymn seems to show the four levels of grace that John Wesley has identified: prevenient (born into God’s grace), justification (learning how God’s grace works),
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Last week, I was fortunate enough (maybe I should say, blessed) to attend a Ruby Payne conference, attend a Passion City Church worship service, and bond with two passionate Christians seeking to learn more about how to make pathways out of poverty—more specifically how our churches can make pathways out of poverty. Certainly that
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Yesterday I participated in a webinar that featured Rev. Luke Edwards from Kings Church in Boone County, North Carolina. Wow! My brain has thought of so many possible ways to have church, and I have talked about my ideas with others in the church. But I am a cradle Methodist. Cradle Methodists are
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