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What A Job!

March 11, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Here’s a job description for you.  Read it and tell me if you are interested in applying: Depending on the state in which you live, training can take 3-7 years. On call 24/7/365. When called out in the middle of the night, you will show up dressed in your business best. You must know and… Read More »

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It’s Time To Move On!

March 10, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Yesterday, I had to finish out the lengthy devotional from Pastor Chappell, so I missed one of the National Calendar Days for March 9th.  Get over it!  I’m not being rude.  It’s just a little humor to tell you that yesterday was National Get Over It Day.  Jeff Goldblatt created this day in 2005 –… Read More »

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When Right Is Wrong and Wrong Is Right – II

March 9, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

 Monday, March 9 – Today, we conclude the message from Pastor Chappell. So what are Christians to do in a society that confuses and mislabels right and wrong? Recognize the source of confusion.  Sometimes Christians think they can help by joining in the confusion. Of course, they don’t phrase it quite like that. But instead… Read More »

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When Right Is Wrong and Wrong Is Right – I

March 8, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Today and tomorrow, I’m going to share a message from Pastor Paul Chappell of West Coast Baptist College and Lancaster Baptist Church.  Though it was written in 2021, it has powerful application as if it was written yesterday. We live in a day of amazing confusion.  But what makes the confusion especially disorienting is that… Read More »

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Speech and Debate

March 7, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Yesterday, we talked about the fear of the dentist.  It actually has a name:  dentophobia.  However, what we look at today is a fear that far surpasses a fear of the dentist for most people:  glossophobia – the fear of public speaking.  Today is National Speech and Debate Education Day. Do you remember the first… Read More »

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Kicked In The Teeth

March 6, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

The poor guy or gal has spent anywhere from 8-14 years in schooling and training, depending on where they want to specialize.  Several more months are tied up in exams and licensing.  All of this just to get a DDS or DMD.  Now, nobody really wants to see them.  We don’t jump up and down… Read More »

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SCAM

March 5, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

This week has been National Consumer Protection Week and today is National Slam The Scam Day.  The initiative was created in 2020 to raise public awareness concerning Social Security-related scams.  Have you ever received one of those threatening calls stating that your taxes are in arrears and unless you immediately pay, you will be turned… Read More »

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Suddenly

March 4, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Hank Gathers is a name most may not recognize.  However, on this day in 1990 and for weeks after, his name was splashed across newspapers, television, magazines, and the tongues of many.  At 5:14 p.m., the 6-foot-7, 23-year-old star center forward collapses in a heap midcourt.  At 6:55 p.m., he would be pronounced dead. Playing… Read More »

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Our National Anthem

March 3, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

September 14, 1814.  Some sources place lawyer, Francis Scott Key, aboard the HMS Tonnant.   Others say it was the HMS Surprize or the HMS Minden.  Either way, Key and John Skinner had gone to secure the release of an American POW.  Not knowing that the British were about to attack Ft. McHenry, they were detained… Read More »

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Glorious Finish

March 2, 2026 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Marathon races have been around for centuries.  Perhaps we wonder why anyone would want to run a marathon, especially after you read how they started. It seems it all began in 490 B.C. with a Greek soldier named Pheidippides who “was sent from the battlefield near Marathon, Greece to Athens to tell of the victory… Read More »

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