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Celebrity or Hero?
When I ask the high school students at my church to name a celebrity, they can instantly rattle off a list of twenty. When I ask them to say who their heroes are, their response is usually quiet silence with furrowed brows. After they think about it awhile, however, a…
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"If All Our Hopes and All Our Fears" by John Bowring
If all our hopes and all our fears Were prisoned in life’s narrow bound; If, travellers through this vale of tears, We saw no better world beyond; O what could check the rising sigh, What earthly thing could pleasure give? O who would venture then to die- O who could…
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Gilead: A Book Report
These are the bullet points of content I shared at a gathering of pastors at Calvin Seminary last summer. The material is not original and probably was culled from too many online sources. I apologize for any inconsistencies. Of those things I am sure of is that I did and…
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Christmas Concert
The eldest is in the Glenn High School Concert Choir. Here is their performance of “Call to Advent” and “Noel”. “Noel” has grown to be my favorite over the season. You may view it at about the 2 minute mark.Here’s the translation of the Kituba text:“Noel! Noel! Jesus has come…
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"he won’t be angry with you"
“Not too long ago I conducted a funeral for the spouse of a very dear friend of mine. The spouse died of AIDS. My friend moved in a very fast crowd, and the funeral service in the home was quite informal. There was a keyboard artist playing jazz and plenty…
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