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  • What Is Indigenous Peoples’ Day and How Is It Celebrated? – The New York Times

    Many cities and states are observing the day. Here’s some of the history behind it. Three years after President Biden became the first U.S. president to formally commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, more than a dozen states recognize some version of… Continue reading

  • You Can See God

    "Lord, you have assigned my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure." – Psalm 16:5 God is righteous. That means that everything about Him is fully integrated into His holy character – He is 100% pure truth,… Continue reading

  • One Thing Lacking How Hard to Enter the Kingdom – With God All Things … Continue reading

  • The Rich Young Ruler and the Possible Impossibility

    Here is a video of my sermon of the morning.  Entering the Kingdom of God is hard because it involves a change of values. We discover that the things we think we own may own us. But Jesus, looking at… Continue reading

  • Blameless Walking and Happiness

    "Happy are they whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!" – Psalm 119:1 One wonders how long it took to perform 119 in ancient Hebrew worship. There is a stanza for every letter of the… Continue reading

  • Life Itself, is a Circle, a Line, and a Vapor

    The origins of life? I believe it all comes from God, but that is only part of the story. It came from God originally and it continues to come from God, is sustained by God, and is brought to its… Continue reading

  • The Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem – Vote Continue reading

  • Rise Up

    Photo by David Clode on Unsplash In English, it is two words and a recurring New Testament theme, "Rise Up." Sins are forgiven, weights are lifted, and impediments are rendered irrelevant. Rise Up! Matthew 9:1-8 And after getting into a… Continue reading

  • Call Me Dusty Continue reading

  • Are You the One or Do We Wait Continue reading