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2025-01-28T20:20:43-05:00

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Notes From a Sermon: For Everything There is a Season

Last updated on: January 28, 2025 at 8:20 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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The sermon for Dec. 29, 2024, is from Ecclesiastes 3:1-13, and is entitled, “For Everything There is a Season.” Today’s scripture reminds us that there is a time for everything. A time to ponder the past, and a time to focus on the future. A time and a season for everything. In verse 11, it says, God “has made everything suitable for its time; moreover, he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot... Read more

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2025-01-30T19:20:57-05:00

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My new BB gun and the day I nearly shot my eye out

Last updated on: January 30, 2025 at 7:20 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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My new BB gun and the day I nearly shot my eye out. Jan. 6, 1980, dawned covered in snow, just like it did this morning. I turned 13 and was finally receiving the birthday present I’d looked forward to for years: a BB gun. My parents had insisted I wait until i was 13, and allegedly mature enough to handle the responsibility of a BB gun. I never had an interest in killing, so birds were safe around me... Read more

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2025-01-02T14:32:43-05:00

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The eighth night of Hanukkah — 93 years ago

Last updated on: January 2, 2025 at 2:32 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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On the eight night of Hanukkah 93 years ago, hate, vitriol and racist lies were reaching a fever pitch, sweeping across Germany. (Follow this link to read more about this historic photo: (http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/menorah-defies-nazi-flag/) On this final night of Hanukkah, the celebration of an eight-night miracle so long ago, let us remember in less than a lifetime, less than a heartbeat, pent up bigotry and hate can be unleashed and focused with deadly consequences. Let us not fool ourselves into believing... Read more

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2024-12-31T10:08:04-05:00

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Watch Night 2024

Last updated on: December 31, 2024 at 10:08 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

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Watch Night. In the African American community, Watch Night services on New Year’s Eve commemorate the evening of Dec. 31, 1862, as enslaved Americans looked to Jan. 1, 1863, and the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation. The idea of a New Year’s Eve service actually is older than Freedom’s Eve, and in fact finds its roots in the Moravian Church and a 1733 New Year’s Eve service held in Germany. John Wesley incorporated the service into his denomination and some... Read more

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2024-12-29T17:41:32-05:00

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Dec. 29, 1954 – James Dean, Roy Schatt, and me

Last updated on: December 29, 2024 at 5:41 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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James Dean, Roy Schatt, and me — my walk in the footsteps of the icon. On Dec. 29, 1954, photographer Roy Schatt took photos of James Dean – photos he dubbed the “Torn Sweater” series. Nine months later Dean was dead. Schatt met Dean in February, 1954, through mutual friends in New York City’s artistic communities. They hung out with actors Martin Landau and Jim Backus, dancer Eartha Kitt as well as musicians, composers, and many others. “I knew him... Read more

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2024-12-22T22:02:29-05:00

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Why did Americans Elect Mr. Potter?

Last updated on: December 22, 2024 at 10:02 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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If Americans want to live in Bedford Falls, why did they elect Mr. Potter, who promises misery, bigotry, and theft? Most of us live in Bedford Falls, where our lives are filled with hard working and goodhearted people. We’re friendly and affable and we look out for others. Immigrants like Mr. Martini have opportunities to work hard and join our community. The elderly, the poor, and those down on their luck get help to make their lives better. When people... Read more

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2024-12-16T16:37:58-05:00

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Dec. 17, 1903 – The Wright Brother’s First Flight

Last updated on: December 16, 2024 at 4:37 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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Dec. 17, 1903 – The Wright Brother’s First Flight (Excerpted from Soar to Success the Wright Way.) The morning of Thursday, Dec. 17 dawned cold. A thin layer of ice covered the puddles of rainwater in the sand. The days were getting colder and the wind blowing from the north at a dangerous 20 to 27 miles per hour. Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright reasoned that the next day’s weather could be even worse and that if they wanted to... Read more

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2024-12-14T20:11:15-05:00

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Notes From a Sermon: Third Sunday in Advent

Last updated on: December 14, 2024 at 8:11 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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Notes From a Sermon: Third Sunday in Advent Luke 1:39-55 includes Mary’s song; commonly referred to as the Magnificat. Magnificat is named after the first line in the Latin: Magnificat anima mea Dominum or “My Soul magnifies the Lord.” Magnifies. Enlarges. Makes bigger. Celebrates. Christians have historically been uncomfortable with Mary’s Magnificat. As Mary says, “He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent... Read more

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2024-11-23T18:15:04-05:00

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Notes From a Sermon: Christ the King Sunday

Last updated on: November 23, 2024 at 6:15 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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Notes From a Sermon: Christ the King Sunday Christ the King Sunday ( John 18:33-37) is a special day on the Church calendar, like Lent or Holy Week leading up to Easter or Advent, the weeks before Christmas. Lent, Holy Week, Easter, and Advent have been part of the Christian community for more than 1,000 years. Christ the King Sunday has only been celebrated for around 100 years. In the days after WW I, when millions had died carrying out... Read more

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2024-11-04T13:27:34-05:00

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Fox News Lies to America

Last updated on: November 4, 2024 at 1:27 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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Four years ago, Fox News lied to Americans about the presidential election. This isn’t an opinion, it’s a documented fact that Fox News intentionally and repeatedly lied about the 2020 presidential election. Fox News paid $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems for knowingly and willfully broadcasting lies. “Fox has admitted to telling lies about Dominion that caused enormous damage to my company, our employees and our customers,” said Dominion CEO John Poulos. Despite facing another billion dollar lawsuit because of... Read more

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