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I visited my friend Merrill yesterday. When I got home I told Amy all about it and that prompted her to write this: My husband went to visit a friend yesterday. His name is Merrill.Merrill and Jeanne were married for sixty one years. Jeanne no longer …

It happened at Starbucks Let me share three items related to Starbucks. First, the new Pike Place Blend is perfect. I have not dug on a Starbucks bean this much in a long time ever. Their last special blend this spring (tha…

Reading C.S. Lewis Our family loves the Chronicles of Narnia. This month’s issue of Tabletalk magazine is dedicated to the writings of C.S. Lewis. You can read the whole thing online. Here is a bit of helpful advice on reading such literature….

Psalm forty and verse six. Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. Hold up and consider this verse. Think about Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. Then re…

Psalm 40 This is the second, third, next part so you may want to check below if you missed the others. Verse six sounds like a strong shift in the Psalm. He has been remembering the miry pit. Then he celebrates being lifted out of the pit. This …

Looking forward to retirement They served ice cream sundaes last night to the Awana kids. I walked out of prayer meeting in high hopes of acquiring one, but I was too late. I did, however, receive something even better. It was a conversation with J…

Psalm 40 Read the first three verses and find the verbs. I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps …

Psalm 40 Consider the second verse of Psalm 40. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He brough…

So I figured out how to change the blog format here. Now you can subscribe to a feed in google reader if you are so inclined. I will move everything that used to be on “pastor’s update” over to this spot next week sometime.