Robocalls and Scams    

From the Pastor…     Robocalls and Scams       Spoofed robocalls are often used by fraudsters to lure consumers into scams and avoid detection. — Ajit Pai If you have a landline home phone, do you answer it? Probably not, unless your caller ID shows a name you know or...

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Energy Leaking Things  

From the Pastor…     Energy Leaking Things     If you feel sick and tired of how things are in your life, chances are it’s because you’re making yourself sick and tired – by engaging in too many energy leaking things. — Karen Salmansohn I know people who don’t follow...

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When You Can’t Take Any More  

From the Pastor…   When You Can’t Take Any More     I don’t know how, at an age when you’re trying to put your identity together, how you cope with the pressure of a performance space, which is what social media is. — Charlie Brooker I must confess that I...

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Someone Ought To Do Something!

From the Pastor…      Someone Ought To Do Something!   You’ve got a lot of very, very smart people standing by waiting for somebody else to do the work.  Not a recipe for long-term solvency in my opinion. — Mike Rowe   There is a show-tune from the play My Fair...

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2020 Is Here!

From the Pastor…       2020 Is Here!   First, let me thank you for all the Christmas cards, greetings, and gifts you sent to Debbie and me. We appreciate your love and kindness. I hope it was a fun, special Christmas season for you and your family.   As we...

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Who Needs the Drama?

From the Pastor…        Who Needs the Drama?   When you turn your life over to God, you don’t give up the drama; you give up the cheap drama. — Marianne Williamson   Drama involves conflict, and almost every story ever written involves conflict; otherwise, it’s usually not thought to be...

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Be a Productive Person

From the Pastor…     Be a Productive Person     Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can. — Zig Ziglar When Debbie and I see each other in the evening, she will most often ask, “How was your day?”  And I often answer,...

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Healthy Skepticism

From the Pastor…   Healthy Skepticism     Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense. — Carl Sagan A skeptic is one who has a tendency to doubt and question things.  Is that a bad trait?  Not in...

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Just Thank, Just Give

From the Pastor…    Just Thank, Just Give Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving. — Amy Grant This is the time of year when help agencies, non-profits, and a host of organizations send out glossy mailings, letters, and appeals for...

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Thank you:  The Essence of Giving Thanks

From the Pastor…   Thank you:  The Essence of Giving Thanks                        Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. — Henry Ward...

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