Barry Vassar, Author at Farmville
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The Buckingham County Christian Fellowship Association, a non-profit organization, will hold their regular monthly meeting for members and prospective members on Saturday, March 11. The ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, March 3, 2023 7:34 am
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I often find myself in circumstances where I may be “planted” for a short while. Sometimes we are “planted” at a particular job or in ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, April 8, 2022 4:10 pm
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The say that “all good things must come to an end”, but the truth is that all things, whether good, bad, hurtful or joyful do ...
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by Barry Vassar, Thursday, March 10, 2022 3:05 pm
THE WORD
Many folks, including myself at times, like to wait until the last minute to go to the “last ditch effort.” All else has failed, nothing ...
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by Barry Vassar, Sunday, February 13, 2022 9:00 am
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I find it ironic that we call the Christmas Season “the most wonderful time of the year.” As Christians we generally sign on to this ...
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by Barry Vassar, Thursday, December 16, 2021 5:09 pm
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As we approach Thanksgiving this year, the reality is that some tables may have been empty due to poverty. Some will be empty due to ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, November 19, 2021 4:00 pm
THE WORD
The apostle Paul writes the following in 2nd Corinthians chapter 12 verses 7-10: “Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, October 22, 2021 6:00 am
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I have often heard the phrase (or some variation of the phrase), “If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we’d all have a merry ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, September 24, 2021 6:00 am
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I find it interesting how personalities and circumstances collide at times. Sometimes when a person is faced with difficult, challenging, hostile or simply depressing circumstances, ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, August 27, 2021 6:00 am
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I have always struggled with the phrase, “do you want to be right, or do you want to be loved?” The simple message is, would ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, July 30, 2021 6:00 am
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Many folks tend to think about their legacy, what they are leaving behind when they leave this world. Some focus on the material items or ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, June 4, 2021 6:00 am
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, March 12, 2021 6:00 am
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I don’t believe Christ was a gambler, but I do know He often bet on the longshots. Granted, serving God as His Son and our ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, February 12, 2021 6:00 am
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This was written on Thursday, Jan. 7, on the heels of the uproar in Washington, D.C. the previous day. Our world is not evil. There ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, January 15, 2021 6:00 am
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“Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the Grinch who lived just north of Whoville did not. The Grinch hated Christmas. The ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, December 18, 2020 6:00 am
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I have heard parents say so often to their children, “You did this to yourself.” Likewise, another common variation is, “You brought this on yourself,” ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, November 20, 2020 6:00 am
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I shared this message via Facebook on Sunday, Oct. 18, but felt it was appropriate to share as a devotional this week as well. Instead ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, October 23, 2020 6:00 am
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“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, October 2, 2020 6:00 am
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There was a time just less than 20 years ago when our nation stood together as one people. Race, politics, religion, gender, sexuality were all ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, September 11, 2020 6:00 am
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I recently went to the beach. I loved the waves crashing against me as I tried to stand firm. I loved the wind hitting me ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, August 14, 2020 6:00 am
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Think about some of the codes or edicts you live by. Think about the standards you conform to and ask yourself “do they define who ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, July 17, 2020 6:00 am
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I had a coworker once who asked me about a decision that we had made regarding a difficult situation. They asked, “Did we do the ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am
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Memorial Day and Memorial Day weekend would seem to go hand in hand, yet they are two different events. Memorial Day is a day set ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, May 22, 2020 6:00 am
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God reset the world after the great flood. God reset the Jewish people after bringing them out of captivity. God reset the face of religion ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, April 24, 2020 6:00 am
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At the time of this writing (March 20, 2020), groceries stores are running or have ran out of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, hand soap and ...
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by Barry Vassar, Friday, March 27, 2020 6:00 am
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A church member whom I respect brought to my attention an aspect of the Christian life that many people struggle with. Though we are called ...
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by Barry Vassar, Thursday, February 20, 2020 11:49 am
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Death comes to everybody. That’s your attention getter. But let’s take it a step further. Death is unpredictable, but certain. It doesn’t discriminate, care about ...
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by Barry Vassar, Thursday, January 23, 2020 11:10 am
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