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Here Comes The Bride

April 29, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Everybody loves a wedding!  Today marks the 14th wedding anniversary for Catherine Elizabeth Middleton and William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor.  The world knows them better as Prince William and Princess Kate. Their wedding was attended by 1,900 guests, “while another 1 million spectators lined the streets of London and an estimated 2 billion people around… Read More »

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Hitting The Gym

April 28, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Ten days ago was National Exercise Day but, just like exercise, I put it off because I was too busy writing about other things.  Well, let’s not put it off any longer.  Let’s start the work week talking about our need for some exercise. For some, the aversion to exercise may stem from a false… Read More »

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Grandma’s Recipes

April 27, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Nobody cooks quite like an old-fashioned southern grandma.  Wisps of gray hair frame her face while her cheeks and nose are powdered in flour.  Never without her apron, she cooks from her heart and says things that make it impossible to recreate her culinary masterpieces. If you ask grandma how she makes her world famous… Read More »

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They’re Getting It!

April 26, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

I respect and admire scientists.  They’ve spent years getting educated and learning things that baffles most of society.  They are extremely intelligent and speak in a language all their own.  That being said, they are often times very slow learners.  Case and point – An article written by Mariano Tovar and published by msn.com on… Read More »

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Earthquakes

April 25, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Here in our little corner of NW Ohio, we don’t often experience earthquakes.  When we do, it’s minor.  The last recorded earthquake that occurred in Ohio was in 1983 with a magnitude of 1.2.  In 2024, Defiance had a 3.3 rumble.  However, Ohio has experienced 86 earthquakes in 2025 according to Ohio DNR.  The majority… Read More »

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Bucket List

April 24, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Today is National Pigs In A Blanket Day!  That’s not the topic of the devotional but I just thought I would share that wonderful and blessed information in case you were wondering what to fix for supper tonight.  Dip them in some nacho cheese or ranch dressing and prepare to have your taste buds blown!… Read More »

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Garden of Children

April 23, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

When kids go to school, it sounds normal to say that they are in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. grade.  However, by the time the average student reaches 12th grade, they’ve been in school for 13 years.  How is that normal?  For me, it all started in the Garden of Children, 1972. The Garden of Children… Read More »

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Earth Day

April 22, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Today is National Earth Day.  Now, before you decide to bypass reading this devotional, thinking it’s a propaganda piece for the far left, let’s understand where it all came from before delving into the nonsensical foolishness it’s become. In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote a book titled Silent Spring.  The book focused on the harm being… Read More »

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Volunteers

April 21, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Because of the Easter weekend, I skipped over some historical events and National Day Calendar events to focus on the ultimate fulfillment of Jesus’ earthly ministry.  Now, I have several topics to which I can backtrack and introduce some of the celebrations we missed.  For instance, yesterday was National Volunteer Recognition Day. “Over a quarter… Read More »

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He Is Alive!

April 20, 2025 By PastorJWMacFarlane

It’s RESURRECTION SUNDAY!!!!  Great things happened nearly 2,000 years ago in or near Jerusalem.  If you were to take a trip to Israel to see the sights and walk where Jesus walked, your tour guide will take you to the Garden and show you the rock where Jesus prayed.  They will tell you that this… Read More »

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