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Happy Thanksgiving, family! Can you believe it’s already Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving comes at such a great time of year. Fall is just setting in. This is the time when we can really appreciate fall before it gets too cold. The leaves on the trees are beautiful colors, and the weather is pleasant. Have you taken time more »
Internationally known evangelist Myles Munroe and his wife died in a plane crash last Sunday as their plane was about to land in the Bahamas. They were traveling there for a conference they had coordinated. After decades of building man and advancing the kingdom through books, sermons, speeches and conferences, Munroe’s death certainly affected many more »
While in Orlando last week for a work conference, LaToya and I decided to visit Disneyworld during some down time. As we rode, I noted that unlike most roller coasters I had seen, Disney’s roller coasters were largely or completely covered by some huge, themed structure. For example, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Mount more »
Jesus is referred to as a lion and a lamb in the Bible. (Revelations 5:5-6) Often we play out either one role or the other. This week I had a chance to play both roles in one experience. My wife’s car was hit in a hit-and-run accident. We took the car to a body shop. more »
Happy Sunday, everyone! Halloween comes this week. Some people look forward all year to dressing up as though they were someone or something else. I don’t get into Halloween. I don’t dress up. I don’t choose not to participate because of religious reasons. I simply choose not to participate. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve daydreamed more »
I read a funny joke this week: Two hunters went duck hunting. The first hunter had a dog that could walk on water. When the first hunter shot a duck, the duck fell in the water. The hunter’s dog walked on the water, nothing getting wet but the dog’s paws, and the dog retrieved the duck for his owner. The first hunter, proud of his dog’s miraculous ability to walk on the water, said to the second hunter, “Notice more »
We had such a fun time in Bible Fellowship earlier this month talking about why we come to church. There are so many good reasons. I’ll share four of mine. 1. I enjoy the experience of celebrating God together. Feeling the love of God radiate from so many people in one space is a powerful more »
One day a 6 year old girl was sitting in the classroom. The teacher was going to explain evolution to the children. The teacher asked a little boy: Teacher: Tommy do you see the tree out side? Tommy: Yes. Teacher: Tommy, do you see the grass outside? Tommy: Yes. Teacher: Can you see the sky? more »
Happy Labor Day, everyone! I thank God for each and every person that labors for both the glory of God and the life of United church. I am especially excited about the work we’ll be doing this month celebrating National Back to Church Sunday. Churches across the nation will be spending this month inviting people more »
As I have mentioned, we have been landscaping at the Thompson house. To our surprise, one day we noticed some of our plants were not looking so good. Some had brown places. Some had leafless branches. We suspected the plants were not getting adequate water We had been spraying the plants daily using a nozzle more »
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