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Overcoming the same mistakes
I was asked to put on meatballs Tuesday morning for a funeral dinner. I put the meatballs and marinara in a crock pot and turned it on. It was then that I remembered my blog post from Sunday, which I … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity, salvation
Tagged depression, Faith, forgiveness, God, repentance, salvation
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A simple clean up – guaranteed
A couple of weeks ago I decided I was going to start using crock pot liners for foods that make for difficult clean ups. Over the last 15 years of doing weekly church dinners, in addition to other food ministries, … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Hard times, peace, salvation, trust
Tagged Church, depression, Faith, God, hope, Jesus, salvation
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Comparing yourself to others
We were on a mission trip to New Bern, NC last week with Samaritan’s Purse. Samaritan’s Purse is there helping people recover from historic flooding last fall. The insulation in the crawlspace had to be replaced. Fortunately it had already … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Hard times, Obstacles, Opportunity
Tagged comparison, depression, Jesus, love, peace, Samaritan's Purse, social media
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Breaking my promise to myself
Last night we were in Cabela’s in Wheeling, WV. I had some credit with them through a Cabela’s credit card. I was looking for discounted running shoes/sneakers, not because I run but because I am on my feet pretty much … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabela's, depression, forgiveness, Jesus, running shoes, shoes, Wheeling
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Staying close to the center
This morning I put nearly 50 pound of ham on to slow cook for the community dinner tonight at the church. I also made a half gallon of sugar free lemonade. As I was making the lemonade, I was swirling … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Hard times, Walking the Walk
Tagged depression, Faith, hope, Jesus, love, peace, problems, stress, tribulation, turmoil
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The big fish that swallowed me up
I was talking with some friends last night. One of them was paying the other a compliment when they said, “I was Jonah and you were the big fish.” Say what? They explained that they were on the run and … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Hard times
Tagged Church, depression, Jesus, Jonah, stress, trials, tribulation, whale
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A good deal
Saturday Diane and I went to the Bon-Ton store at the mall. They are having a “going out of business sale” and Diane thought they were now at 80% off. It turned out they were actually “up to 80% off”. … Continue reading
Posted in salvation
Tagged Bon-Ton, Church, cost, depression, Faith, going out of business, Jesus, love, need, salvation, Simply Fit, WalMart
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Who you are
Last night Diane and I went to a church camp outside of Moorefield, WV. It was youth night and young person after young person got up in front of a crowd of 150 people to sing and speak and dance … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Hard times, Opportunity
Tagged church camp, depression, Jesus, serving, youth
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Real Life
I have some pictures to share with you this morning. I have a plant that had a rough winter. I try to keep lots of plants alive in my office and in my garage through the winter. This particular plant … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Obstacles, Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, death, depression, Jesus, life, pastor, preacher, reverend
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What matters is the way you are headed
Major League baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the LA Dodgers last night. Both teams have 30 wins and 30 losses going in to today. And as strange as it sounds because they have the same record, the Pirates ship appears … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, depression, hard times, Jesus
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