Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Introduction to the Gospel of John - a- King James Version

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  1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This one verse reminds us of the Creation, Genesis 1, a...

The Old and the New - Its Failure in Churches

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  It is a shame that so many denominations were caught up in the excitement of something new in worship. The LCA and ALC got together for EL...

Strange How Things Happen

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  Downtown Moline, Illinois featured something no one would have guessed. Look at the sign - Bartlett Insurance Agency. The sign was one of ...
Monday, January 5, 2026

Common Sense - The Opposite of Thomas Paine's Legacy

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Caduceus - ancient symbol for healing.   The first inkling came in the 1960s, when high school teens began to use and abuse alcohol. Abuse w...

What I Would Do about the Children? - A Fantasy

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  This is not be allowed today, to roll back baby training 50 years  - so there is no danger about what is now acceptable to moderns. Only o...

Eight Single-Syllable Words - Our Past But Not Our Future

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  Thomas Paine produced the greatest opening for an argument and used only two words - the best title - for his essay, Common Sense . Englis...

Thomas Paine - Common Sense: These Are the Times That Try Men's Souls.

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Sunday, January 4, 2026

Working on Older Video Tapes - Vimeo and Zoom

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  Art by Norma Boeckler   I looked through the computer video tapes for past efforts that fit the liturgical calendar. I tried searching for...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

The Sunday after New Year's - Copied from 2023

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 The Sunday Communion Service Starts at 10 AM Central - Click on the Link Below. The Sunday after New Year's - Vimeo - Holy Communion - ...
Friday, January 2, 2026

Does Psalm 91 Dominate the Savior's Verses?

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  91  He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2  I will say of the  Lord , He is...

Grand Central Station in New York - Before the Large Buildings Blocked the Sun

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  We might also consider the amount of tobacco smoke in the air. Let's make this the last iconic anything so people stop using the term...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Why Can't We Have Sub-Zero Weather, Persistent Ice and Blankets of Snow Like Sauk Rapids, MN?

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  Look! Holding a leftover from Schwan's!

Words of Faith - Beautiful Verses from St. John's Revelation

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Note = These KJV quotations from Revelation are a means to find these universally known passages and make them even more familiar.  John,  y...

Forever Young.

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  Matthew 23:  O Jerusalem, Jerusalem... Going through some framed photos (glass and metal included), one person opined, "Save the youn...

America! America! God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

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  I recall the time when the British had to surrender to the American forces. The English had all the power, ships, money, rifles, and globa...