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A Sunday Sermon Christ in the Wilderness by Ivan Kramskoy, 1872  

  Clichés Old and New on the Road to Success There is actually a road to Success in Central California. Traveling west from Porterville on highway 190, you will soon see signs indicating that you are, in fact, on the road to Success whether you knew it or not. Life can be like that. But know…

Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.

Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash   I wish for you all a day filled with extraordinary, audacious, and joyful success.   May it be extraordinary because we were never called to be merely ordinary. We were called, fashioned and equipped to do the one job no one else in the world can do:…

Sermon – Transfiguration Sunday

  Oh God, who sees me, knows me, and loves me while seeing through my pretensions.   There is nothing I can tell you about myself that you do not already know.   I am laid bare by your penetrating gaze and your Word divides by thoughts and attitudes, sorting them out in ways I…