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A True Christmas Story

25 12 11 10:21

Merry Christmas!

May your celebration of Christ’s birth help you to probe the unfathomable depths of His love.

The video below comes from a church in Texas. I think you will find it well worth five minutes of your time.
Happy

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Surprised by YouTube

23 12 11 17:43
One of the blessings of my retired life is that gracious people occasionally invite me to preach. The gracious pastor and people of Portland Avenue Evangelical Free Church did that a couple of months ago. I was surprised to discover the evidence of that visit on YouTube. So should you be wondering what Malcolm might have been preaching a couple of months ago....

Enjoy! Happy

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The Mountain

25 07 10 14:11
There is a four-word phrase for days like this in Western Washington: The mountain is out. At 14,000+ feet, Mount Rainier dominates the landscape - when it can be seen. Of course around here, there are plenty of days when the mountain can’t be seen. Clouds, overcast, or rain often hide it. But its visibility - or lack thereof - doesn’t seem to bother the mountain. Whether I can see it or not, it is there.

I was reminded of both its impressive beauty and its constancy listening to an old Dottie Rambo song that asks the question, Where do I go when the storms of life are threatening? The faith-affirming answer in the title of the song says I go to the rock of my salvation, I go to the stone that the builders rejected; I run to the mountain, and the mountain stands by me. When the earth all around me is sinking sand, on Christ the solid Rock I stand....

When it’s stormy around here (which it isn’t today), the mountain may seem to go into hiding, but it is there whether I see it or not. And if I get close enough, I’ll see it. The mountain is out, and I’m going to the Rock.

I Go the the Rock
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Preaching at Kenmore

16 05 10 20:18
I enjoyed preaching this morning at Kenmore Community Church. Their pastor, Mark Rogers, used to be my mother’s pastor in Southern California and has come to be a good friend, Visiting this congregation is a blessing. You can click on the picture of the church for a link to listen to this morning’s sermon at the KCC website.
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