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The Crucifixion

March 29, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Religion calls today “Good Friday.”  It is the day that remembers the crucifixion of Jesus.  While many including myself recognize that it can’t be Good Friday because three days and nights in the grave with a crucifixion on Friday will not result in a Resurrection Sunday, it is still important for us to remember and… Read More »

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A Healthy You

March 28, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Today is National Triglycerides Day and a good opportunity to use a devotional as a public service announcement.  This day was created in 2018 as way to get people to consider one of the many health issues developing in America. TIME reports that “Triglycerides are a type of fat (or lipid) naturally made in your… Read More »

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The Simplicity of Childhood

March 27, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

I don’t know about you, but I need a bit of a lighter devotional since the last three days have been a bit hard hitting.  So, let’s sit back and let me take your minds back to easier, simpler, and memorable days.  Think about when you were little, or your kids were little.  My guess… Read More »

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Don’t Get On The Space Ship

March 26, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Without purposefully trying, it seems the last three days’ worth of devotions have fallen in the same theme.  Yesterday, I mentioned cult leader Jim Jones. Today is the inauspicious anniversary of an event that we wish would never have happened.  However, as long as there are false teachers in the world, there will always be… Read More »

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Don’t Drink The Water

March 25, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Don’t drink the water!  That’s good advice when travelling to another country or posted on a sign near a water hole in the desert.  It’s also good advice when flying the friendly skies.  Experts warn that if you want to refill your water bottle in the lavatory sink, DON’T.  Cleverjouney.com says it is not potable… Read More »

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Don’t Eat The Snow!

March 24, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

By this time in March, we shouldn’t have any more snow to deal with – we hope.  And since I’m writing these devotionals a month in advance, I can only guess that when we look outside today and dress for church, it feels like spring and no winter coats are needed.  So, without any worries… Read More »

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Slang

March 23, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Kids these days!  You can’t understand a thing they are saying!  Why can’t they just talk normal and, while they’re at it, why can’t they give their kids good old fashioned NORMAL names?  Have you ever caught yourself voicing those sentiments?  Well, sit back and let me tell you the tale of a group of… Read More »

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Loyalty Order

March 22, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

It was a different world in 1947.  Communists and the Cold War were the greatest threats.  Even though the Americans and Russians fought against the Germans in WWII, America still had a distrust for Russia because of their dictatorial leader, Joseph Stalin, and their communistic ideology. Rumors had been swirling that the “commies” had infiltrated… Read More »

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Memories

March 21, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Someone has wisely said that memories are the treasures that you never want to lose. Sadly, many Americans lose those treasures.  “About 1 in 9 people (10.8%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia.  The percentage of people with Alzheimer’s dementia increases with age: 5.0% of people age 65 to 74, 13.1% of people age… Read More »

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A New Thing

March 20, 2024 By PastorJWMacFarlane

Do you know what yesterday was?  I’m sure you do because we have longed for it all winter.  Yesterday was the first day of spring! There is something exhilarating about this time of year.  There are the springtime smells of fresh dirt as gardens and fields are prepared for planting.  The spring air will soon… Read More »

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