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Douglas R. Loving
Douglas R. Loving is pastor of Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
The Ironic Christian’s Companion, by Patrick Henry
What does an ironic Christian look like?...
Wine tasting: 2 Corinthians 3:1-6; Mark 2:13-22
As the gusty winds of change blow unpredictably through the church, Jesus provides an intriguing sound bite in the Gospel lesson: “One puts new wine into fresh wineskins.” Fresh wineskins, as faith...
Twice healed: 2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Mark 2:1-12
When the congregation I serve initiated a prayer chain several years ago, its participants were amazed at the response: healing intercessions requested for all manner of illnesses and ailments—phys...
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