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The Purpose of Religious Communities

Sunday March 27, 2011 5:57 +0000 ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅ Rev. David

I always know I’m onto something when I can get a congregant to look at me cross-eyed. A few months ago I was having a conversation with a dear congregant from a corporate background about how our Fellowship here in Midland “did things”. How our committees and teams function, how … Read more →

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We Give Thanks, For this Blessed Day

Thursday November 25, 2010 8:16 +0000 ⋅ 1 Comment ⋅ Rev. David

As is customary on Thanksgiving morning, I woke up thinking of all the things that I give thanks for. All the things in my life that I am grateful for… and I thought I would share a few of them. I give thanks for my wife, and for the fact … Read more →

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