Carol Apgar
Rebuild the Wall
Nehemiah 1:3 “They said to me, ‘The remnant there in the province, who had survived the exile, is in great trouble and shame. The wall...
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Janet Richey
- Nov 16
- 5 min
Saturday Morning Outreach
On any given Saturday, in the snow, heat, or driving rain, from 7 to 8:30 AM, you will find people from Living Water, serving their...
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Janet Richey
- Nov 2
- 3 min
Vehicle Repair Ministry
Without going down the airless hole of gender stereotypes, several studies suggest that women who step into an auto repair shop are more...
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Janet Richey
- Oct 19
- 4 min
Lessons from a Labrador
I am (depending on your definition of it) a fraud. In early September as I sat down to write this blog, I was ready to confess that I had...
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Dawn Barrick
- Oct 5
- 4 min
My Heart's Delight
When I was 9, I became a songwriter. It may have had something to do with walking my neighborhood streets selling boxes of Christmas...
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Mae Spradley
- Sep 27
- 2 min
Sniffles, Coughs, and Sneezes
Her voice broke with sniffles, coughs, and sneezes as the Negro spiritual she sang filled the convenience store. For a moment, I almost...
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Janet Richey
- Aug 17
- 3 min
Free Range Children
Aside from his quick wit and the occasional ability to misinterpret Scripture, one of the things I inherited from my dad was his...
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Janet Richey
- Jul 25
- 3 min
The Legalist Has Left the Building
I’ve been frantically chasing my tail with this God’s Law and grace thing, and how to tie it into my previous blog “The Legalist Within.”...
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Jeff Mason
- Jul 13
- 5 min
The Word on the Street - 7.13.2023
Intro The great, great, great grandson of Cain, Lamech, boasted to his wives of killing a young man in Genesis 4:23-24: "If Cain’s...
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Janet Richey
- Jun 23
- 4 min
The Legalist Within
I didn’t know what a U-turn was until I illegally executed one with my banana seat bike, directly into the path of a green Chevy Nova....
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Mike Bongo
- Jun 21
- 4 min
J.E.D.I. in the Workplace
I recently listened to an episode from one of my favorite podcasts entitled I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist with Frank Turek....
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Mike Bongo
- Jun 15
- 4 min
A Head Scratching Bible Verse
God is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe? What does that mean? This is one of those verses that stops you in your...
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Janet Richey
- Jun 2
- 3 min
DADS and DAUGHTERS
I accepted Christ as my personal savior at the inconceivably young age of six, mainly, because I wanted to please my dad. While anyone...
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Jeff Mason
- May 18
- 4 min
The Word on the Street - 5.18.2023
I have arranged my retirement with my employer for this fall. One morning you just wake up and know, Lord, it is time, like that poem by...
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Janet Richey
- Apr 27
- 3 min
"Just Say Yes!"
Dad had a propensity for hernias and kidney stones, which is probably why he was in the hospital the day he had THE dream. Standing...
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Jeff Mason
- Apr 20
- 5 min
The Word on the Street - 4.20.2023
The Chinese have 11 words for what we call “white” in English, or so I have heard. I was in China, once upon a time, but I didn’t get...
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Janet Richey
- Mar 29
- 3 min
Embracing the Journey ~Janet Richey
It is 10:30 on a Sunday morning and I am sitting at a red light that refuses to change colors. I just walked out of a church service,...
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Jeff Mason
- Mar 16
- 5 min
The Word on the Street - 3.16.2023
I should have known, from the twinkle in his eye, that Brian was messing with me! I had prayed with him a Saturday before that God would...
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Mike Bongo
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Hiding Behind Christian Clichés
1 Corinthians 15:58 says Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the...
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