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Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.  1 Timothy 4:16


Peruse the table below for past bulletin articles and devotional writing. 

 

 

  Shepherding VII. 12-16-02 Church and Kingdom IV
  6-02 Untimely Words 12-31-02  After Christmas Funk
  7-02 On Becoming a Softy 1-14-03  The Open Checkbook
  7-02 Wabashi Wars 1-27-03   Inside out
  8-02 Enlightened Eyes 2-10-03  Adam’s Valentine
  Holding the Bible Together 5 2-24-03  Unity at a Funeral

Shepherding I

 9-25-02 When  Outrageous We Need Each Other
Shepherding II 10-7-02  Coming Together. 4-7-03   Do I Have to
Shepherding III 10-22-02 Church and Kingdom. 5-15-03 Mother of us All
Shepherding IV 11-02-02 Church and Kingdom   II 6-1-03 Sanity and Prayer
Shepherding V 11-18-02 Church and Kingdom III 6-15-03 Endurance at Camp
Shepherding VI 12-1-02 The Meaning of Leftovers A7-3-03 Kingdom Big Enough

 

8-02-03 What’s  Your Story?  3-22-04 Smug Fasting 10-11-04 A Sop for Losers
8-15-03 Passion and Violence 4-1-04  Resurrection 10-25-04 Like Father Like Son
9-09-03 Wherefore the Therefore 4-15-04 Spring Appreciation 11-22-04 Thanksgiving becomes Anticipation
10-03 Virginia’s Love 5-10-04 Known Better than I Knew  12-6-04 Advent Readiness
 10-03 Faith that Doesn’t Run 5-25-04 Spirits of Franklin  12-20-04 Speedway Christmas
   11-17-03 Reverence 6-5-04 The Lord's Work 1-04-05  What's with Calendars?
12-1-03  Christmas Theory 7-15-04 Unauthorized Fire 1-18-05 Inaugurations Under Judgment
 1-1-04 Hoosier Epiphany 8-8-04 Mr. Roger's Gospel 1-31-05 Bad Breath
1-25-04 The Golden Oracle 8-22-04 Hating Yourself 2-14-05 Grace to Stay With It
2-9-04 Naming Needs 9-01-04 Filming the Temptation 3-2-05    A Drug Problem
3-1-04 Pinched by Saint Patrick 9-28-04 Is That One of Yours? 3-15-05 Crossing an I-Beam

 

 3-30-05 In the Right Game? 11-09-05 Running a Gentle Race 8-06 Take a Hike
4-26-05 Left Lane Bandit 11-23-05 Hang On!  He's Coming 9-06 Proved Right
5-13-05 Lady Lilac 12-08-05 In all Honesty 9-27-06 Get into the Story
6-7-05 Playing with Fire 12-23-05 That’s a Different Story 10-11-06 In the Name of Jesus
6-21-05  Is the Pope Catholic?  6 Reflections on a Hospital Cross 10-25-06 What’s Taking the Back Seat?
8-1-05 Window Pains 4-12-06 It’s a Small World After All 11-22-06 Patent Office Blues
8-15-05 Caned 4-26-06 Keeping Score 12-5-06 Gospel Imagery
 8-24-05 Encouragement 5-23-06 My Vindicator Lives  12-20-06 Christmas Vigil
9-14-05 keep Your Head… 6-06 Calling the Preacher Names 1-7-07 Growing up Quickly and Slowly
10-1-05 Joy and the Family Tree 7-16-06 Fifth Avenue 1-30-07 The Meaning of Mamma
10-14-05 Heroic Change   2-17-07 The Consumer Church

 

March 07   Without Compromise September 07 Idealism? March 08  Idolatry of Self
March 07   Provoked October 07 Desires and A Vision of the End April 08  Idolatry of Government
April    07  Who is Kicking at the Goads? October 07 The Joy of Permanence April 08 Idolatry and Poverty
April    07  Holding Past and Future Together October 07 Developing Discernment May 08 Las Vegas Eyes
May    07  Generous in Speech November 07 Hugs to Come  May 08  John’s Pentecost
May    07  Do  You Know Who You are Talking To? December 07 Truth and Consequences June 08 We Same Then
June 07 Covenental Love January 08  Consequences and the Truth July 08 Time Capsule
July 07 Covenental Love II January 08  Inheritance of Song August 08 Can You Spell Grace
August 07  Faith in Scripture February 08  Backwards Evangelism August 08 Why Mother Earth
August 07 Sour Berries and Blunders March 08  Spending Money August 08 Caught with Cosmo

 

September 08   Analysis of Avoidance March 09 Be Realistic... and Run  
October 08 Simple Finance    
November 08 The Great Names    
November 08 Hankering for Childhood    
November 08 State of Thanksgiving    
December 08 Altar-cation    
January 09 The Story Matters    
January 09 Gospel of Vindication    
February 09 Persistent Proselytizing    
February 09 Un-Christian Economy