Christmas gifts are opened, played with, exchanged, returned or put away.
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FROM THE PULPIT: Draw closer to God in 2015
With each new year, people look forward to starting a new chapter in life.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: My 2015 wish list
It’s hard to believe that the new year will arrive in a few short hours.
HAPPENINGS: Making practical resolutions for 2015
The New Year is upon us — time to make resolutions!
Memories of Christmases past
Another year is quickly winding down. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and it is a time to celebrate so much we hold dear. As you read my Christmas ramblings I’m in DeLand spending a few days with my mother…
PULPIT: Consider the power of Christmas
Thursday brings the most anticipated holiday of the year: Christmas.
CROSE: Christmas season brings joy to humankind
Joy is in the air. Every place I go in our fair town, people are happy, smiling, and kindness prevails.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: A legacy of sports
I am, and always have been, a baseball-football fan first. I love the outdoors and fresh air, whether in the spring for a baseball game or fall for a football game. I love the smells of hamburgers an…
FROM THE PULPIT: Having God here on earth, with us
Jon often misbehaved at supper time. One day, his mother had enough and put the 5-year-old in his room for time out.
HAPPENINGS: Reflecting on our blessings
Pumpkin bread is baking in the oven and Christmas cards have been ordered, but I still need to run the labels and finish our Christmas letter.