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The Servant Who Became St. Nicholas

DevotionalDecember 6, 202316Views 0Likes 0Comments

“I’m their leader! Which way did they go?” I have a cap with two bills on it, one in the front and one in the back with that slogan on it. It’s funny because it’s so often true. Leadership is always such a rewarding and challenging calling. In fact, if you could get most leaders to…

Overtaken!

DevotionalDecember 5, 202315Views 0Likes 0Comments

When I was a police officer, one of the most exciting, most dangerous, and most nerve-racking parts of the job was a high-speed chase! It's one of the most dangerous experiences of a police officer, but overtaking the car you are chasing isn't the point. Identifying the car and radioing ahead is all part of…

Neither This Nor That!

DevotionalDecember 4, 202311Views 0Likes 0Comments

For the past several years our society has been struggling with the chaos of "identity politics." Our whole society has been gripped by the challenges of "microaggressions," gender dysphoria, and the "cancel culture" of being a heretic of the current faddish madness trying to pass itself off as "progress" and "fairness" and "compassion." Of course, it…

Come And See The Lamb of God

DevotionalNovember 30, 202313Views 0Likes 0Comments

Patti Smith once said: "It was an unexpected encounter that slowly altered the course of my life." Buy, hey, that's what happens to us when we have encounters with significant persons. Now let's consider an encounter with Jesus Christ. Jesus is God in the flesh. He is risen from the dead. He is alive and has…

The Very Stones Would Cry Out!

DevotionalNovember 27, 202315Views 0Likes 0Comments

In A.D. 70 the Roman general Titus surrounded the city of Jerusalem. The Empire had had enough of rebellions of the Jews and sought to bring to an end to the rebels' take over of the city in A.D. 66. The total destruction of the Jewish Temple during the Roman attack brought to an end…

Thankful for Gratitude

DevotionalNovember 24, 202316Views 0Likes 0Comments

St. Paisios said, “Sometimes the devil deceives us and makes us unable to be pleased with anything; however, one can celebrate all things in a spiritual manner, with doxology, and secure God’s constant blessing.” The older I get, the more I see the gratitude and the cultivation of gratitude that is the key to spiritual peace.…

Thankful for Tradition

DevotionalNovember 23, 202313Views 0Likes 0Comments

What do we mean when we use the word "tradition?" To many, especially the millions of American Christians formed and shaped by popular Christianity, it is usually seen as a negative. You know, the "traditions of men" that Jesus warned us to avoid (see Mark 7:8-9). For others, formed by various religious and cultural traditions,…

Thankful for True Freedom

DevotionalNovember 22, 202311Views 0Likes 1Comment

It seems we humans never tire of talking about Freedom. But what is freedom? During a dark time in human history, slavery of one form or another was the norm in human societies. Our nation, The United States, fought a war with ourselves over this blight on human history. Sadly, human slavery still exists. The evil…

Thankful for An Eternal Temple

DevotionalNovember 21, 202313Views 0Likes 1Comment

I remember reading Aesop's Fables and Mother Goose stories to my kids when they were little and actually would sit still while I read to them! These stories contained cultural lessons that have been passed down for generations. Humpty Dumpty, Old Mother Hubbard, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and so…

Thankful for Righteous Judgement

DevotionalNovember 20, 202311Views 0Likes 2Comments

It has been said that God at His angriest is kinder to us than men at their kindest. What a lovely thought. Be careful; if you don't think this through, I guarantee the consequences of this great kindness won't be what you expected! So, what are we to do with all those passages in the Bible…

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The Servant Who Became St. Nicholas

Overtaken!

Neither This Nor That!

Come And See The Lamb of God

The Very Stones Would Cry Out!

Thankful for Gratitude

Thankful for Tradition

Thankful for True Freedom

Thankful for An Eternal Temple

Thankful for Righteous Judgement

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