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No Offense Intended!
Text: Matthew 11:2-6 I have moved far too often in my life. Though each move was different, they all shared something in common. Moving...
The One True Thing
Matthew 3:1-12 In the Charles household, Uncle Willy was the family enigma. No one knew him very well because he kept to himself and he...
Happy New Year!
Text: Isaiah 2:1-5 Happy New Year! Fill the glasses! Toss the confetti! Kiss your beloved! Make your resolutions! Happy New Year, my dear...
KINGdom Shopping
Text: John 18:33-37 The week ahead is a busy one on the American calendar. It is definitely a busy week on the Charles calendar. Later...
Only Love Makes Sense
I Corinthians 8:1-13 On this All Saints’ Sunday on the eve of Election Day, I would like to focus on saints now gone and saints still...
Found
Luke 19:1-10 I have sung a charming song about the tree-hugging wee Zacchaeus since childhood. That in itself is somewhat ironic, because...
THEREFORE
Text: Romans 12:1-13 I love to teach. Early on in the pandemic, at my daughter’s urging, I started teaching a midweek online class. In...
'Tis a Gift to be Simple
Texts: Proverbs 1:22; Colossians 3:12-17 It was a gorgeous May evening just west of Washington, D.C. A friend and I were sitting on the...
Still I Rise
Text: Job 38 I ran into Job while I was on leave a year ago. He looked like he had not slept for weeks and his typically...
Never Say Never!
Text: John 13:1-9 From the 16th century Reformation until today, churches have battled over the number of sacraments. In the Catholic...
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