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Bare Beginnings
Today we light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. This is Mary’s Sunday. And this is Stir Up Sunday – the clue that it was time for folks to get their Christmas puddings started. Why, you ask? The collect…
Read MorePrepare
Today the rain falls softly. Much needed. As a young boy, I remember looking out my parent’s bedroom window which opened to the front yard. Watching the rain fall and hoping that it would fill most of the street. That…
Read MoreEndings and Beginnings
Shadows lengthen. It’s now dark at quitting time. Temperatures are dropping, absolutely chilly when our intrepid band of cyclists leaves my house on Wednesday mornings at seven o’clock. I keep saying, “The heat’s in the pedals. Faster, faster.” Who am…
Read MoreA Critical Mass of Courage
A few days ago, the streets of our communities were swarming with all sorts of goblins, witches and fairies. Halloween is arguably the most favorite holiday of children in America. Maybe even more beloved than Christmas. It is an occasion…
Read MorePersistence in Prayer
I hear that in the city of Chino, there has been a strong push from some groups of Christians to institute prayer in city council and school board meetings. However, those heading up this effort have in mind the right…
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