I. Introduction
- Advent is here – for Christians, this is the beginning of our year – this season starts the cycle that will take us through Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost – the pattern runs from the coming of Jesus, to his birth, to his life made manifest,
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I. Introduction
- I have been reading recently David McCullough’s biography of John Adams, second president of the United States – I have found Adams’s commitment to the revolution and to the founding of the nation impressive – he was a man who gave a great deal of himself and
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I. Introduction
- Last week in the Columbus Dispatch, the lead article in the Arts & Life section of the Sunday edition, was about movies that deal with the end of the world – the article was leading to the release last Friday of the movie, “2012” – the premise
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I. Introduction
- Crystal, my wife, really likes this restaurant called Mimi’s Café – it is a franchise that has locations in many states, including Ohio and Missouri – the décor of Mimi’s is supposed to make customers think of a French cottage – I can recommend the food –
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I. Introduction
- In the Christian calendar, today is All Saints Day – strictly speaking, this is a day to remember all those who have attained sainthood – in the Western Christian traditions that do not place as much emphasis on saints as does the Roman Catholic Church, however, this
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