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Avoiding those darned mosquitoes

Two of my high school friends by the names of Jim Lewis and Garner Clark always humored me…

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Finding faith to move mountains

With sunny skies and warmer temperatures, we have had many opportunities to get outside and enjoy the beautiful…

The Word

Give forgiveness, even when it is not warranted

We are called to reconciliation. We are called to ask for forgiveness when we are wrong and to…

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There is a time for everything.

There is a time for everything. The Bible records this wisdom of Solomon in Ecclesiastes 3, and perhaps…

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Jesus’ Passover is our Passover

More than 540,000 have died from COVID-19. Most of us know someone who has died. For 12 months,…

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Prayer and scripture study can strengthen faith

Like many of you, I took advantage of warmer temperatures last week to enjoy a long walk on…

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Share life’s burden with Jesus

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my…

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Praise the Lord who provides refuge from storms

This past week, much of central Virginia was without power, heat and water. We were forced to persevere…

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The Word — Mercy is greater than death

Ash Wednesday is right around the corner. In the Christian tradition it is the beginning of the great…

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Lessons learned on snowy days

The snow and ice from the previous weeks have made many churches “self-quarantine” due to the weather. The…

The Word

Inviting the Savior into our lives

For Christmas, I gave my wife a reproduction of the Minerva Teichert painting, “Christ in His Red Robe.”…

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Christ often took chances on the longshot

I don’t believe Christ was a gambler, but I do know He often bet on the longshots. Granted,…

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Peace prevails in the midst of disaster

When my submarine was at sea we ran drills. We practiced what we would do if someone fell…

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Thanks to WFLO for giving local churches a voice

Radio is a powerful medium for communication. In the U.S. alone there are more than 550 million radios…

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Groundhog Day and the two great commandments

Just in case you thought the holidays were over, don’t forget that Groundhog Day will be here soon.…

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We can choose to rebel or comply

This was written on Thursday, Jan. 7, on the heels of the uproar in Washington, D.C. the previous…

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Jesus is safe and effective to cure our sin

People around the world celebrated as we watched front line workers everywhere getting vaccinated. We celebrated because this…

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Look at the one who is ready and willing to save us

A message on social media said, “We will not walk into 2021 like we own it, we better…

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Take a look at the big picture

One individual we lost in 2020 was actor Sean Connery. Best known for playing superspy James Bond, Connery…

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Christ can overcome the Grinches you may face

“Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the Grinch who lived just north of Whoville…

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This is truly a season of hope

Recently newscasters proclaimed the long-awaited news that both Pfizer and Moderna have developed and tested COVID-19 vaccines that…

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Emmanuel, God is with us

This time in 2019 I looked at the prospect of 2020 being a different year than it turned…

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The parable of the puffy pillows

Once I stayed at a hotel where the pillows appeared so large and soft and puffy that I…

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Give the world the best representation of Christ

I have heard parents say so often to their children, “You did this to yourself.” Likewise, another common…

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Sushi, asparagus and faith

“That is why (salvation) depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be…

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God is what our country needs

I’m John Moxley and I approve this message. I am writing before the presidential election. Hopefully by the…

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Prayer brings us closer to God

I love walking on the quiet stretches of the High Bridge Trail, especially this time of year. Most…