Blogs
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Monday Morning Manna: Hope Times Three
Three funerals in ten days! I guess one should expect that in the later years of life. At least I have been in the pulpit and pew, and not in…
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Monday Morning Manna: Responding to Prayer Requests
The more social media responses I read of people responding to prayer requests, the more I realize how much we have failed in teaching people about prayer. When Bible Schools…
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Monday Morning Manna: My Grandfather’s Political Practices
My grandfather was a “Yellow Dog Democrat” – a political term applied to voters in the Southern United States who voted solely for candidates who represented the then conservative Democratic…
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Monday Morning Manna: If Beauty is Only Skin Deep, You Don’t Want Skin Cancer
I’ve given up golf, yard work, and attendance at most daytime sports events. I don’t swim, sunbathe, tan, or ski. So why did I have my 9th MOHS surgery for…
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PRAYVANCOUVER.CA 2017-01-15
As the over 120 pastoral leaders of our WBA churches in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island move into the week ahead pray these words of scripture would be a reality…
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Monday Morning Manna: The Fullness of Time for Jesus, and for You
I wonder if prior to reaching the age of thirty, Jesus ever wondered when His time would come. It wasn’t up to Him. It would happen in the “fullness of…
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Monday Morning Manna: Age Along with Me
As of last week’s birthday, I have now lived three-quarters of a century. As one friend said, I am the oldest I’ve ever been and the youngest I’ll ever be…
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Monday Morning Manna: Ere You Left Your Room Christmas Morning
I often wake up with a hymn or chorus on my mind. I awoke Christmas morning with the words of an old hymn, “Ere you left your room this morning,…
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Monday Morning Manna: Defining Christmas
I understand that “Jesus is the reason for the season,” but beyond that priority truth what defines Christmas for you – glitter, gifts, gatherings? For me it has always been…
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Monday Morning Manna: The Treasures of Snow and You
Flying into Vancouver, Canada last week, I was treated to a blanket of snow below. As I made my way around the city, I viewed yards, roofs, trees, and side…