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1/1/2014 1:55:57 PM

Be Amazed

There is nothing like a child’s amazement. It was one of those snowfalls that brought the amazement of a child, “Papa! Look at what I caught! It’s a snowflake! And you can see all its parts.” That’s a snowflake, I thought routinely. Surely my eight year old son had...

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12/1/2013 1:57:20 PM

Bethlehem

Bethlehem So long ago The prophets said, they foretold How in Bethlehem, though small in size, Out of you the king shall rise-In Bethlehem At Bethlehem The shepherds watched Out in the fields over their flocks And the angel said, do not fear, God has sent salvation here-In...

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11/1/2013 1:58:38 PM

The Changelessness of our God

“Get with the times!” Maybe that has been said to you before. “Get with the times” can be good advice. When it comes to fashion or clothing it isn’t necessarily bad to “get with the times.” I remember a professor who was told to get with the times by his...

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10/1/2013 1:59:53 PM

Branches of the Vine

A few days ago I was looking around the yard and noticed how the plants and the trees had grown this year. This year we had vines growing across the fence. There was one section of the vine that looked different from the rest. I went over to inspect the branch. It wasn’t growing. It was...

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9/1/2013 2:01:16 PM

Comfort to Share

The hot days of August this year reminded me of my youth. It was always hot during “crazy days.” It was probably thirty five years ago that my mom was in charge of the Jaycee juice wagon so my sister and I had the privilege of walking up and down the streets selling juice to thirsty...

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8/1/2013 2:02:37 PM

Do Not Worry

One of the most popular comedies on television was Seinfeld. Jerry Seinfeld took things from everyday life and accentuated the humor. For example, no matter what happened in life, Jerry always broke even. If he lost twenty dollars somehow he found twenty. If he lost a job another came along and so...

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7/1/2013 2:04:00 PM

Don’t Be Afraid

The alarm clock goes off. You walk to the kitchen to begin your normal morning routine and as you look out the window you see the hills surrounding your home filled with enemy horses and chariots. Might you be afraid? This was the scene as the servant of the prophet Elisha woke up one morning....

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6/1/2013 2:05:12 PM

Build On the Rock

As the spring and summertime warmth is finally here, the projects are underway. People are building up their yards, their gardens, their homes, their cabins. It’s great time to be building but everyone knows no matter what the project, you need to build upon a solid foundation. The parable of...

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5/1/2013 2:06:57 PM

Constant Confirmed Confession

Have you confessed your faith today? Part of the rite of confirmation in the Lutheran church is making a public confession of what you believe. But this is not something that is done but once in a lifetime. The Old Testament believers made public confessions of their faith. In the book of Nehemiah,...

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4/1/2013 2:08:09 PM

Easter Never Ends

We hear about it every year following the Christmas and New Year holidays. But have you ever thought that Christians could go through a post Easter depression. More often than not, the Holy Week services; Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter are very moving and edifying and people...

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