Do you want to be made well? — John 5:6. Jesus’s question to the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years seems to have an obvious answer — “of course.” Why would anyone answer — “No?” We often have good intentions, but we fail to do what is necessary to return to health. We fail…

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… because the world is all messed up. The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around…. But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars. — Dr. Martin Luther King. Dr. King spoke the above words the night before his assassination. That night in…

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Every now and then the news isn’t good. When this happens we can engage in finding fault or playing the blame game, but such a reaction only delays or obscures reality. Bad news is just as much a part of life as good news. We don’t have to celebrate the arrival of bad news, but…

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Happy are those … Who never do any wrong, but always walk in his ways. — Psalm 119:2-3. I wouldn’t know about this kind of happiness. Despite the best of intentions, I haven’t made perfect status yet, probably never will. None of us hit the perfection threshold, but despite our failings we are still loved…

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Suzy and I attended our granddaughters’, Maggie and Riley, christening yesterday. It was a beautiful day and special occasion. I am always taken by the service and especially by the promises the parents, godparents, and congregation to help in the raising of the baptized. Each promise is answered by the words “we will, with God’s…

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