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“Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” — Jesus (from John 11:9-10) It’s tough to walk in the dark. In
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Merry Christmas, y’all! Even though our society is already a month into its Christmas/Winter/Holidays/Sales party, for those in the liturgical Church the official Christmas season begins today. Advent, a Latin word meaning “the coming,” is the beginning of the official Church calendar year for the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Anglican and a number of other
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There is great power in a name. If you think about it, to name something gives it great weight. Adam named the animals and they had identity. Our parents named us and now we are known by that name. Or, if we don’t like our given names we give ourselves or are given another name
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It is a sleepy hazy, dreary day here in the Ozarks. The trees just finished displaying their vibrant autumn color, turning hillsides into tapestries of orange, yellow, brown, red and green. Now, my lawn is buried under four or five inches of leaves, giving my mulcher/blower a run for its money. I’ll get to it…
J.C. Newton 