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Jul 3
3 min

FREE . . . One of my favorite four letter words

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” - Nelson...

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Pastor John

May 20
2 min

Cowabunga Dude

“The greater the difficulty to be overcome, the more will it be seen to the glory of God how much can be done by prayer and faith.” ― Geo...

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Pastor John

May 9
2 min

Bathed in kindness

“Be Kind For Everyone You Meet Is Fighting A Hard Battle” – Ian Maclaren Occasionally, I think back to when I was in the third grade. I d...

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Pastor John

Apr 8
2 min

Community is more than a popular brand of coffee in Louisiana!

“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb The past few weeks of being ‘socially distan...

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Pastor John

Apr 1
2 min

The First Thing I Noticed Was Your Smile

“Joy is the serious business of heaven.” – C.S. Lewis What do you think it takes to make life good? To make it sweet. Some years back I m...

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Pastor John

Mar 19
3 min

Sometimes it all seems a little 'iffy'

“If we’re not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge.” - Unknown Recently, I have been considering one of the ...

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Pastor John

Mar 11
2 min

“Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.” ― Rudyard Kipling

I grew up watching black and white TV. When color TV’s came out the people were more often a weird shade of pink or purple. Somehow my m...

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Pastor John

Mar 3
2 min

“Dare to live by letting go.” – Tom Althouse

Back in the 1970’s I saw a Ziggy cartoon that reminded me that I am not always the best judge of what is good. In the cartoon, Ziggy is w...

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Pastor John

Feb 24
2 min

The best things in life aren't things. - Art Buchwald

There are days when I really miss my dad and the lessons he taught me. I grew up in a lower middle-class home. We always had what we need...

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Pastor John

Feb 18
2 min

You Have A Friend

Regardless of what you may feel or think or that the world may tell you, you have a wonderful friend.

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