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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
January 12th, 2022
          The greatest sermon ever preached was Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5-7.  It would not take long to read all three chapters.  It would take consider-able time, however, to refl...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
January 11th, 2022
         Psalm 31 was likely written by David.  It was certainly possible that David could have sung this Psalm as a praise to the Lord.  He may have even sung it or recited it to King Saul to help th...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, January 10, 2022
January 10th, 2022
         In Matthew 8:18-22, Jesus spoke about the cost of following Him.  To be a disciple of Christ is not easy.  The pathway for following Jesus can be long and rigorous.  Consider Jesus’ words, “W...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, January 6, 2022
January 6th, 2022
         In the early days of almost any January, the word “new” is used a lot.  We can even go overboard with it.  Not everything is new just because the calendar changes.  And “newness” is not restr...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
January 5th, 2022
           In the Bible, Paul’s life was marked by moments of profound elation and moments of gut-wrenching frustration.  He experienced an assortment of highs and lows from the first moment He encoun...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
January 4th, 2022
          The last couple of years have been so exhausting and overwhelming that some people have taken to humor to deal with them.  In our downtown, one merchant is displaying a sign that reads “New ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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January 3, 2022
January 3rd, 2022
            Happy New Year!  May 2022 be a good year for you!  In the early days of any new year, people often think of how they would like to use this new beginning.  Resolutions are commonplace.  So...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, December 16, 2021
December 16th, 2021
           There is a poem or writing that I always enjoy this time of year.  Each Advent season, I return to the words of Dr. James Allan Francis who wrote “One Solitary Life.”  This poem is Dr. Fran...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
December 15th, 2021
          We all know from the Christmas story that Joseph was chosen by God to be the earthly father of Jesus.  Imagine being that man!  Joseph was bewildered, overwhelmed even, by what God was askin...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, December 13, 2021
December 13th, 2021
         We often find God at work in unlikely places.  And the Christmas story makes this truth abundantly clear to us.  God was at work in an ordinary young woman like Mary and a simple carpenter li...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
December 9th, 2021
         Christmas is a time for making memories.  Christmas is also a time for remembering special moments and occasions.  Traditions are often made when someone decides that something was so joyful ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
December 8th, 2021
         The Bible opens with four powerful words—in the beginning God.  Those four words, or six syllables, are the finest theology that you will find anywhere.  Because God was in the beginning (and...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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