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Pastor's Blog - DEATH -- NO!

Pastor Lanette S. Van   DEATH -- NO!   Romans 8:31-39 Some of my church folks and I were standing around talking at a wedding reception.  In a year that seemed to be centered aroun...

The \'first\', \'best\' and \'only\' in the age of Internet-first news

     "How did they write that story?"      "Where did they get that information?"      "To whom did they spea...

Understanding that far away look

  I often used to find my mother sitting outside on her swing. It was a sturdy white swing that hung from the tree just outside the back door of the house. Whenever mom wa...

IRS: 2 + 1 = 4

       I am, I guess, perhaps the only American who goes to the mailbox every day, hoping for a letter from the IRS.      I hope that this time, the ...

Tweets from Walden Pond

       Anyone who lives in this world where the number of  phones in America (cell phones and land lines outnumbers actual Americans by a 5:3 ratio can understand Nate...

It's time to make 'truth in advertising' laws apply to politicians, too

         If the Federal Trade Commission really wanted to protect Americans from the harmful effects of false advertisements, it would start with Congress and the Whit...

The Fright before Publishing

Twas an hour before publishing, and all through the house All the creatures were stirring, maybe even a mouse. The Veggie Tales playing in the player so dear, In hopes that the Sand Man...

Pastor\'s Blog - HOPE IN OLD STUMPS

Pastor Lanette S. Van   The country will look like pine and oak forest  with every tree cut down— Every tree a stump, a huge field of stumps.  But there's a holy seed in th...

Country life: from turtles to tighty whities

The turtle that crossed the road, still there on the way home The other day, Dean and I were discussing country life.   Yes, it still fascinates us.  While driving to town the other day, Dean suddenly hit the brakes and said,  &qu...

Getting to the bottom of the debt ceiling debate

     Now that President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have shared their views on the debt ceiling "crisis," it's time for you to hear from another person ...