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McGill: Putting Ichabod in his place
Of all of the notable characters of the Bible, there is none so telling as today’s starring man ICHABOD. No, I’m not referencing the Legend of Sleepy Hollow’s infamous, Ichabod Crane. Rather, I’m referring to a baby born to a dead father and a dying mother.
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Joy Fellowship’s outreach helps battle food insecurity
It’s the last Saturday in February and time for Joy Fellowship’s monthly food giveaway. It’s the outreach ministry’s way of helping people that struggle putting food on the table, especially at the end of each month.
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Wagner: ‘Minor Prophets of the past, major problems of the present’
My latest book, “Micah, Nahum, the Turning of the Hourglass”, just went live on Amazon. We have been studying through the Minor Prophets in my adult Sunday school class for several months now, and I am producing these study books as we go. It, and to a slightly lesser extent,…
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McGill: Christians have civic duty to vote
There’s a lot of Prophetic Talk these days about the “Signs of the Times”. For this week’s Motivational Message, I’m going to be sharing some Political Thoughts on another sort of “Signs of the Times”… Everywhere you look today, you can see the Prophetic Signs of the Perilous Times telling…
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Wagner: On This One, Let’s Ignore Elon Musk
Right up front, please allow me to state, as I have done before, that I am a huge fan of Elon Musk; he is, in my view, the Michael Jordan of the applied science world. It is necessary, I suppose, in these nitpicky days, to state that my fandom of…
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McGill: Stewardship marks time allotted to us
As I ponder over and prepare for this week’s devotional thought, I’m reminded of the children’s television show, “Sesame Street”. In each episode, the character Elmo would introduce a “Word of the Day” and then that word would be referenced and explained all throughout the show with the help of…
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Certainty For Uncertain Times
The night of the assassination attempt against President Trump, I tweeted my prediction that President Biden would resign pretty quickly. A week later, on Sunday afternoon, he put out a statement that he was withdrawing from the presidential race. Mind you, in Biblical vernacular, I am neither a prophet nor…
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Dress it up for summer with Spinach Bow-Tie Salad with Teriyaki dressing
I shared a few Italian dishes lately. I think it’s now time to give the salad lover’s a taste. This will satisfy the most finicky of pallets with its sweet and savory flavors. It goes well with brunch, as a lunch or dinner salad. I always double the recipe when…
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Right in the heart of Smithfield country… a pork stir-fry
Let’s change it up a bit this week! One of my favorite quick meals is stir-fry. It’s healthy and light and I usually serve it over brown rice. But it tastes great over any type rice or just by itself! You can make this recipe in a large skillet but…
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Yawn loudly and let’s make: lazy man’s or (lazy woman’s) lasagna
Did you ever have a craving for some comforting Lasagna but thought it is just too time consuming to make? So, you purchase the frozen brand at the grocery store (Ugh!), or pay a good price as a nice Italian restaurant. Here is one simple, easy, Lazy way of making…
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Dare To Disagree With Your Enemy
Today culminated with one of the most powerful prophetic worship nights we have ever had. Calling it that… it is God speaking to us in the midst of our worship.
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Cooking Italiano: Ahts a speecy – a spicy meata-bawla
Well, now that I shared the EZ-PZ recipes, it’s time to graduate to something a little more complex…but still simple…Just follow the directions.
