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John C. Morris
John C. Morris retired after 30 years as an elementary school teacher. He has served as the interim rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Chester, Vermont.
Refiner's fire: Sunday, December 17 Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18
What is the most popular Christmas song? One way to determine that is to consult the Muzak Holiday Channel and find the song that has the most versions available....
Anticipation (1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36)
In his book Abel’s Island William Steig tells the story of a mouse (Abel) who is marooned on an island for an entire year. In the first part of the book, Abel is all alone on the island....
Smoothing the path (Luke 3:1-6)
I cherish the vision of what could have been a great moment in American poetry. One day my American literature professor told our class about Emily Dickinson, the quiet and reclusive woman who was satisfied to live in a circumscribed world in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Sunday, November 26, 2000 (Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Revelation 1:4b-8; Psalm 93; John 18:33-37
Go to Harvard Square in Cambridge or Washington Square in New York City or any public place where chess players have gathered to watch or challenge each other....
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