Published September 25th, 2012 by

Does He want to? I mean is God really calling you? How do you know? Bishop Emeritus Donald N. Bastian (see complete article at – http://ca.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.gx=1&.rand=4ejsdgq1ptlj2) has been there, done…

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Published September 25th, 2012 by

I bet you think that only Mary Poppins uses a word like splendiferous. Maybe you don’t even know that it is a real word! There are several definitions. One is…

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Published September 24th, 2012 by

Ask yourself if they are thin enough. Your toes I mean. Are they thin enough or will you have to have them plastic surgeonized into skinny? I am serious! The…

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Published September 24th, 2012 by

Michael Bull Roberts says that life would be grand if it only came with REW, PLAY, PAUSE and STOP. Wait a minute! It does! Forgiveness lets us REWIND a lot…

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Published September 23rd, 2012 by

Apparently atheist Robert Ingersoll said, “In 25 years the Bible will be a forgotten book.” Funnily enough, while many web pages fester with his quotes, I couldn’t find this one.…

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Published September 18th, 2012 by

Pastor Henry Dyck’s advice continues, this time for the congregations. (Find the complete sermon, From this Side of the Fence, at http://www.bfmc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=86). Pray, pray, pray for your pastors and then…

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Published September 18th, 2012 by

So you have a bone to pick with your pastor. He isn’t as sweet or as kind or as fine a preacher as you would like. Well, isn’t that just…

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Published September 18th, 2012 by

Before you think I’ve gone to meddling, understand that it is not your bottom I am talking about. Surely you know me well enough by now not to presume such…

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Published September 18th, 2012 by

Do you ever find that your life seems totally out of balance? That has certainly been an issue for me. However, I found the answer to that dilemma this morning…

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Published September 18th, 2012 by

You might say that when Kay Wills Wyma, author of Cleaning House, decided to rid her home of youth entitlement, she took the following verse seriously. Proverbs 22:6-Train up a…

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