Dream On
Dream City Church declares its AC system removes COVID-19 from the air as easy as … cash from wallets. I have one question – “Where do we buy one?!” Arizona Dreamin’ Pastor Jim
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The Cat Problem
“Judge not …” – Matthew 7:1 A traveling chicken farmer as tall as his Oklahoma plains, Gene always told ranch yarns and poultry raising tips as I served home Communion in my last church. Confined then most of his days to a recliner and cable TV, his mind rambled freely the cattle and chicken ranches…
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Apartheid America: A Time to Plant
There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate … St. Luke 16 Those who receive justice and those who don’t. Continuing in its present trajectory we would likely…
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With Liberty, Justice and Care for All
Among the Navajo people there is no word for “Goodbye” and parting words mean “Take care of your people.” A good reminder for “We, the People” to take care of all members of the US tribe. Perhaps it is time among our people to amend our pledge to reflect that without care we cannot be…
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Life Navigation
Sometimes you have to simply stop and take your bearings … or your bearings will stop you.
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The “Imagination Proclamation”
The History Henry Lewis Stephens, untitled watercolor (c. 1863) of a black man reading a newspaper with headline “Presidential Proclamation/Slavery.” From the Library of Congress – The Reality
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Anger: The Wind that Blows out the Lamp of the Mind
Despite number of miles driven dropping 8.6 percent due to COVID-19, car crash fatalities jumped 14 percent. Road Rage … Righteous Indignation … and Refusal to Let it Go … are the fuels of anger and bitterness. Bitterness is simply anger that has petrified, hardened and entrenched in its position over time. Yesterday I experienced…
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A Little Grace for a Hard Place
This weekend an old grief returned to haunt me. My faith felt weak and limited in the presence of this old foe. So, I reached back into a sermon I preached August 19, 2012 and rediscovered the simple faith of a widow and her gift of two small copper coins and remembered a prayer that…
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Prayer for Uncertain Times
Learn how to pray like the Apostle Paul when facing uncertain times. St. Paul, quarantined under house arrest, gave us a map to discover power in prayer and tap into the power of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. *The Sun Valley Motel (1952) shown in the video was owned by my grandparents and…
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Empty Shelves
For those running low on deli items, we have extra Javelina meat and are willing to share.