Tuesday, October 7, 2025

This, Our Valley: What to do when your “Grrr Friend” comes to visit

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  "Give up anger, abandon fury, do not be vexed; it can only do harm” Psalm 37:8 (TANAKH) I don’t go out of my way to be obnoxious. I d...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

This, Our Valley: Finding the funny bone – that’s humerus

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  "Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land … the Lord has sworn … surely I will never forget a...
Tuesday, September 9, 2025

This, Our Valley: The Golden Rule is that gold does NOT rule

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  "The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transpar...
Sunday, September 7, 2025

Proper 18C -- The Cost of God's Mercy

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  Collect: Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

This, Our Valley: When you’re thirsty, go for the gusto

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"He turned the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into flowing springs."  Psalm 107:35 I am not a water drinker. I...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

This, Our Valley: When the train choo choos up the scenery

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  "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."  Proverbs 22:6 I like to travel the ...
Sunday, August 10, 2025

What on earth is faith?

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Proper 14 – What on earth is faith? Genesis 15:1-6 The Lord makes a promise, Abram believes; it’s counted as righteousness Psalm 33:12-22 Th...