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Gay Marriage -- The Time for Change Is Here 15 Mar 2013 | 09:48 pm
It's been about fifteen years ago now that I learned that my brother is gay. At the time, I still had fairly conservative views about homosexuality. Although I opposed discrimination against gays an...
Just Sending A Voicemail? 15 Mar 2013 | 09:27 pm
Why we pray, probably shows our level of commitment to and our desire for a relationship to God. If the only time we pray with seriousness and urgency is when our spouse, child or grandchild hits the ...
Kindness: All the Way to the End 15 Mar 2013 | 07:00 pm
[reprinted from February 1, 2010] - Henry Neufeld 6As for me, I am already being poured out on the altar, and the time of my death has come upon me. 7I have completed the great race. I have finished...
Thoughts on the new Pope 15 Mar 2013 | 03:41 pm
Right after Pope Benedict XVI resigned/retired/quit/abdicated his position, someone associated with our local church but not a member asked me about the church’s (meaning the local church) reaction to...
Why All Christians Should Care about the New Pope 15 Mar 2013 | 12:30 pm
REFLECTIONS ON THE ELECTION OF A NEW POPE Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle Bob LaRochelle is the pastor of 2nd Congregational Church (UCC) in Manchester, CT and is author of Part-Time Pastor, Full-Time...
Proper Confidence -- Lectionary Reflection for Lent 5c 14 Mar 2013 | 05:44 pm
Isaiah 43:16-21 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 Proper Confidence In what do you place your confidence? What qualities do you possess that you can rely upon? Are you able to put ...
Just Hanging Out 14 Mar 2013 | 04:51 pm
For the past week or ten days around here there has been a lot of visiting and just hanging out together. I think I like these times the best of all. Just being together is more joyful to me than what...
The Truth, The Whole Truth, & Nothing But The Truth 14 Mar 2013 | 02:00 pm
One day as He was teaching the people in the temple complex and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came up and said to Him: “Tell us, by what authority are ...
Francis I -- Further Thoughts on a Name Choice 14 Mar 2013 | 11:56 am
When I first heard that the new Pope had taken the name Francis, like many I thought of Francis of Assisi St. Francis long has had an appeal beyond Roman Catholicism. His gentle spirit has proven a...
Doggone 13 Mar 2013 | 09:18 pm
Some days out on my route seem pretty routine, but most days something unique happens, and then sometimes there are days like last Friday, that are priceless! Read more » [Read more at Greg's Waterin...