I hope you have the opportunity to be with others for Thanksgiving. Whether its friends and family (or both), let them know what you’re thankful for … and the One to whom you’re thankful!
I’m thankful for you. Each week you let me invade your inbox and share a quick word.
“I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you” (Phil. 1:3).
Enjoy!
Lynn Pryor
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We’ve all been caught off guard by culture’s ever-changing use of words and slang. I remember when calling something sick was not a good thing. Today, “sick” is a positive term. Being called a drip…
We’ve all had those moments when we did something we wish would be forgotten. Were you the four-year-old boy who walked the aisle at the wedding roaring loudly because you were the ring bear?…
I’d rather preach for thirty minutes than spend five minutes making announcements.* I’ve thought through a sermon, but announcements are often handed to me at the last moment. It’s in the off-the-c…
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