Exodus 15:26 promises, and we take it for our new year to be truth: “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, obeying His commands and laws, then I will not make you suffer the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.” In this time of pandemic and civic unrest, in this time of assaults on the American culture, traditions,…..

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Whew! Each year as I approach the holidays, I face the hustle, bustle, decision-making, meal-planning, decorations with less and less enthusiasm. It’s probably just that at eighty and a half, I find it all a bit overwhelming, and while I like to think I’m in charge of my life and decisions, invariably I am diminished by a very busy family and church life which dictates dates, menus, times and places, etc. and then I get told, after the fact and…..

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Celebrate ’21, Everyone. Proverbs 4:21-22 says: “Don’t lose sight of My words. Let them penetrate deep within your heart, for they bring life and radiant health to anyone who discovers their meaning.” and once we have learned that lesson, it will cause us to jump into action in this new world. Isaiah 58:12-11 gives us this advice. After the difficulties of 2020, let us follow this advice: “Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine…..

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