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Flexing Like a Palm Tree (Psalm 92:12-13)

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. – Psalm 92:12-13 I live in the Lower … Continue reading

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Spiritual Pain and Solution (Psalm 84:2)

“My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.” – Psalm 84:2 We are a needy bundle of desires beyond ourselves. Only when we get beyond ourselves … Continue reading

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Scripture Memory – More Important Than Hose Clamps

It’s sprinkler maintenance season and I’m scratching my head as I look for the right parts. I’m sure I own several hose clamps because I remember seeing them in an odd place and clumsily tossing them into a storage container … Continue reading

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When You Can’t Ride in the Carriage

A few weeks ago, our family spent the evening at the Downtown Jamestown Christmas Celebration. It was picturesque, our Little Town of Jamestown (how still we see thee lie). There’s not too much to Jamestown, though that’s changing rapidly as … Continue reading

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Christmas 2023

Most pastors who’ve been at it for 20+ years find a stocking full of challenge when it comes to telling the same story every Christmas. We seek the Lord and ask — with yule log passion — what fresh word … Continue reading

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[RadCast] Advent: Praying to a Friend (John 15)

E.M. Bounds writes that “the main object of [Jesus] choosing us as his disciples and of friendship for him was that we might be better fitted to bear the fruit of prayer.”In other words, the power of prayer shouldn’t be … Continue reading

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