PASTOR'S ARTICLES FROM August, 2024

  • Aug 26, 2024
    What Is Real? What Is Passing?

    I called on one of the teenagers in worship and asked, “What is Real?”

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  • Aug 19, 2024
    The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

    Jesus gives examples of two Bible prayers in a parable in Luke 18:9-14. We read, “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’”

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  • Aug 12, 2024
    Of Presidents and Destiny

    I have prayed for the health and safety of the president of our country regardless of party, for many years. I try to never speak in disrespectful ways of our president even when I disagree with the president on policy. I believe the President of the United States plays an important role in the course of history of both the United States, and the world, and is therefore deserving of our prayers and respect, again, regardless of political party.

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  • Aug 8, 2024
    How Do We Build New Relationships with Our Siblings?

    Little sister had this knack for dating losers. The big brothers had this desire to protect their sister from these losers. She knew her brothers were right, but it made her mad.

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  • Aug 1, 2024
    Can We Raise Our Children to Love Each Other?

    Joe was the older brother in his family. His younger brother, Jeff, couldn’t do anything as good as Joe. Of course, there was six years difference in their age and Joe was fond of establishing his superiority in every way.

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