It's difficult to believe that it has been 160 years ago today since President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in the history of our country - the Gettysburg Address. This short speech, crafted by Lincoln himself,…
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I always become reflective this time of year as we get ready to start the holiday season. For some reason, I look back on my life and all the various roles I have played in the family throughout the decades.…
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I've been a believer for most of my life - in fact, since before I went through confirmation class at Trinity Methodist Church in Chicago when I was thirteen. I grew up in a family where there was no question…
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I am in the process of teaching the book of Galatians this fall and we are in the the last half of the 5th chapter of Paul's letter to the church at Galatia. It's an interesting book - broken into…
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Yesterday, most of the country moved their clocks back one hour so we can take advantage of the early morning light, primarily for school children. That way, it will be safer for them but this change results in darkness coming…
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Today, November 2nd, is one of the more obscure days in our contemporary calendar. Of course, we are all familiar with Halloween, or All Hallow's Eve, as it is sometimes called and many of us are also familiar with November…
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For more than fifteen years, since I finished my Masters of Divinity (MDiv.) degree prior to beginning my doctoral work, I have been concerned about losing the Greek that I had studied for three years in school. I also took…
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There are a number of words that have complex definitions and people end up arguing about which one is the correct one. But in truth, many words do have several legitimate definitions. When I was in seminary, Dr. Branine, the…
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For the past fifty years that Janet and I have been married, our number one nuisance has been damage from water in our homes. So Janet knew something was wrong when I ran upstairs yesterday morning and let her know…
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Grace is one of those words that we banter about yet there are a number of definitions that sometimes don't all seem to line up. When I was in seminary, Dr. Branine taught us a very simple definition of grace…
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