The Pastor's Heart Archives
Every week Pastor Bare publishes a new article for the Pastor's Heart. The complete archives organized by date are shown below. Read more about how to get the Pastor's Heart sent to you regularly.
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2012
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January
- It Seemed So Simple (Jan 30, 2012)
- The Ditches of Life (Jan 23, 2012)
- Sojourning (Jan 16, 2012)
- Ownership (Jan 2, 2012)
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January
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2011
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December
- Not Afraid (Dec 26, 2011)
- Needed...A Savior (Dec 19, 2011)
- The Gift That Really Counts (Dec 12, 2011)
- You Have Not (Dec 5, 2011)
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November
- How I Figure It (Nov 28, 2011)
- Thanksgiving (Nov 21, 2011)
- Getting Into the Game (Nov 14, 2011)
- If You Do Not Mind (Nov 28, 2011)
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October
- Gotta Have A Plan (Oct 31, 2011)
- The Guiding Hand of God (Oct 24, 2011)
- Hands and Feet of Jesus (Oct 17, 2011)
- The Mission (Oct 10, 2011)
- Perspective (Oct 3, 2011)
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September
- Page Two (Sep 26, 2011)
- In Recognition Of (Sep 19, 2011)
- Cut to the Chase (Sep 12, 2011)
- Three-Wheel Conestoga (Sep 5, 2011)
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August
- Two Meetings (Aug 29, 2011)
- God of the Hills (Aug 22, 2011)
- You Can’t, If You Do Not Know How (Aug 15, 2011)
- God Is Saying Something (Aug 8, 2011)
- Survival (Aug 1, 2011)
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July
- Junk In the Back Yard (Jul 25, 2011)
- Din and Roar (Jul 18, 2011)
- Highest and Best Use (Jul 11, 2011)
- America (Jul 4, 2011)
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June
- Saying NO Does Not Make It So (Jun 27, 2011)
- It’s Monday (Jun 20, 2011)
- For Such A Time (Jun 13, 2011)
- A Gentle Breeze (Jun 6, 2011)
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May
- Open Our Eyes (May 30, 2011)
- Naïve Christians (May 23, 2011)
- As I See It and Practice It (May 15, 2011)
- Run All (May 9, 2011)
- The Whole Picture (May 2, 2011)
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April
- Forward Motion (Apr 27, 2011)
- The Paradox Between Personal Freedoms and The Cross (Apr 18, 2011)
- It Is a Season of Opportunity (Apr 11, 2011)
- Facebook (Apr 4, 2011)
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March
- A Thief Has Been Among Us (Mar 28, 2011)
- An Invitation (Mar 21, 2011)
- Our Responsibility (Mar 14, 2011)
- If Not Now, When? (Mar 7, 2011)
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February
- Where To From Here (Feb 28, 2011)
- Who We Are (Feb 21, 2011)
- Accountability (Feb 14, 2011)
- Who Is Your Neighbor? (Feb 7, 2011)
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January
- IF (Jan 31, 2011)
- Grateful…and Debt (Jan 24, 2011)
- How Do You Know? (Jan 16, 2011)
- “It Is Not 1980!” (Jan 9, 2011)
- Seed Sown, Harvest Being Reaped (Jan 3, 2011)
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December
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2010
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December
- A Gift Wrapped That Only Memory Can Open (Dec 26, 2010)
- In Fullness of Time (Dec 20, 2010)
- Oh It Is True That Christmas Is Here (Dec 13, 2010)
- Good News! (Dec 6, 2010)
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November
- December Is Here (Nov 29, 2010)
- Thankful (Nov 21, 2010)
- Being Thankful (Nov 15, 2010)
- A Photo In My Bible (Nov 8, 2010)
- Balance (Nov 1, 2010)
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October
- The God Equation (Oct 18, 2010)
- Choosing A Place/People for Worship/Fellowship (Oct 4, 2010)
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September
- The God We Serve (Sep 27, 2010)
- Sing Hallelujah! (Sep 20, 2010)
- Thank you (Sep 13, 2010)
- A Thousand Thanks (Sep 6, 2010)
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August
- A Little Time Away (Aug 2, 2010)
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July
- Sorting Things Out...Keeping Focus (Jul 26, 2010)
- Why? (Jul 20, 2010)
- A Sense of Urgency (Jul 13, 2010)
- Do You Suppose? (Jul 7, 2010)
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June
- Red, White and Blue (Jun 29, 2010)
- Organized Religion (Jun 22, 2010)
- Compassion (Jun 15, 2010)
- Be Careful How You Invest (Jun 9, 2010)
- How It Happens (Jun 2, 2010)
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May
- All Hands on Deck (May 26, 2010)
- Calm Down (May 19, 2010)
- How It Could Be--How It Should Be (May 12, 2010)
- Just Thinking (May 5, 2010)
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April
- A Vision Written Down (Apr 28, 2010)
- Where To (Apr 21, 2010)
- Sovereignty (Apr 14, 2010)
- Praising the Lord (Apr 6, 2010)
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March
- The Greatest (Mar 30, 2010)
- Fullness of Joy (Mar 24, 2010)
- Turning A Battleship (Mar 17, 2010)
- God's Dancing Hand (Mar 10, 2010)
- A Season of Refreshing (Mar 3, 2010)
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February
- Skunks and Stink (Feb 23, 2010)
- Fact of the Matter (Feb 16, 2010)
- I Wavered (Feb 9, 2010)
- Catch-Up! (Feb 2, 2010)
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January
- All In How You See It (Jan 27, 2010)
- Accountability (Jan 20, 2010)
- An Exciting Plan (Jan 13, 2010)
- A Plan (Jan 6, 2010)
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December
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2009
- November
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October
- Laila Did Not Marry A Pastor (Oct 27, 2009)
- Priorities (Oct 20, 2009)
- The Wonder (Oct 13, 2009)
- Central Issues (Oct 6, 2009)
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September
- What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do (Sep 29, 2009)
- You Are Invited To A Celebration (Sep 22, 2009)
- What IF - Part II (Sep 15, 2009)
- What If (Sep 8, 2009)
- Born For This Time (Sep 1, 2009)
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August
- Don't Believe Everything You Hear (Aug 25, 2009)
- All Hands On Deck (Aug 18, 2009)
- Part of Our Family (Aug 11, 2009)
- Why Not Tithe? (Aug 4, 2009)
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July
- New Ground (Jul 28, 2009)
- What I Don't Like About Judges (Jul 21, 2009)
- An Idle Mind Is the Devil's Workshop (Jul 14, 2009)
- Spinach In Her Teeth (Jul 7, 2009)
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June
- What Shall It Profit A Man? (Jun 30, 2009)
- What is God Doing? (Jun 23, 2009)
- Father's Day (Jun 16, 2009)
- June 8, 2009 (Jun 9, 2009)
- Volunteerism (Jun 2, 2009)
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May
- Never A Dull Moment (May 26, 2009)
- Opportunity (May 19, 2009)
- What is God Saying (May 12, 2009)
- Mothers (May 5, 2009)
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April
- Lonnie Bare (Apr 28, 2009)
- Sin (Apr 21, 2009)
- Full Circle (Apr 14, 2009)
- America and Christ (Apr 7, 2009)
- With A Heavy Heart (Apr 1, 2009)
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March
- Coming Together (Mar 24, 2009)
- Church Bride (Mar 17, 2009)
- The Future (Mar 10, 2009)
- Holy Boldness (Mar 3, 2009)
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February
- A High Water Mark (Feb 24, 2009)
- In His Steps (Feb 16, 2009)
- Who's God? (Feb 9, 2009)
- Rocked To Sleep (Feb 3, 2009)
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January
- The Chicken or the Egg (Jan 27, 2009)
- He Will Be My President (Jan 21, 2009)
- After Sunday Comes Monday (Jan 13, 2009)
- What's Ahead? (Jan 6, 2009)
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2008
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December
- Who Would Have Thought (Dec 29, 2008)
- Choices (Dec 23, 2008)
- The Road Ahead (Dec 17, 2008)
- If I Knew (Dec 9, 2008)
- Angel or What? (Dec 2, 2008)
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November
- Americans and Turkey (Nov 25, 2008)
- Full Tank (Nov 11, 2008)
- Tomorrow (Nov 4, 2008)
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October
- Time Will Pass. Will You? (Oct 28, 2008)
- Spin Room (Oct 21, 2008)
- Why Give (Oct 14, 2008)
- Down Home on the Farm (Oct 7, 2008)
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September
- If Ever (Sep 30, 2008)
- Hell's Strategy (Sep 23, 2008)
- Debt (Sep 16, 2008)
- From God's Perspective (Sep 9, 2008)
- Adventure (Sep 2, 2008)
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August
- Back Door to Front Door (Aug 26, 2008)
- Prodigal (Aug 19, 2008)
- Demas (Aug 12, 2008)
- Inventory (Aug 5, 2008)
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July
- The Family (Jul 29, 2008)
- God At Work (Jul 22, 2008)
- Balance and Impressions (Jul 15, 2008)
- Balance (Jul 8, 2008)
- The Thief (Jul 1, 2008)
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June
- A Month of Sundays (Jun 24, 2008)
- Home (Jun 17, 2008)
- Month of Sundays (Jun 10, 2008)
- The Heart of a Congregation (Jun 3, 2008)
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May
- Sam (3) (May 27, 2008)
- Sam (2) (May 20, 2008)
- Sam (May 13, 2008)
- Principles vs. Law (May 6, 2008)
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April
- Where Did Sleep Go? (Apr 29, 2008)
- Catching Up (Apr 22, 2008)
- Monday (Apr 15, 2008)
- Hope (Apr 8, 2008)
- Victories (Apr 1, 2008)
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March
- Pulpit and Pew (Mar 25, 2008)
- Palm Sunday and Forward (Mar 18, 2008)
- Pigs and Dirt, Man and Soul (Mar 11, 2008)
- Marissa (Mar 4, 2008)
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February
- I Did Not Know (Feb 26, 2008)
- One Heart, One Hope (Feb 19, 2008)
- Practicality (Feb 12, 2008)
- Good News (Feb 5, 2008)
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January
- Motion (Jan 29, 2008)
- Fixing (Jan 21, 2008)
- Getting There (Jan 15, 2008)
- Winning and Losing (Jan 7, 2008)
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December
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2007
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December
- Of Hereclitus and Such Things (Dec 28, 2007)
- Of Trees and Things (Dec 24, 2007)
- Friends (Dec 18, 2007)
- White Gloves (Dec 11, 2007)
- In His Hands (Dec 4, 2007)
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November
- Until He Comes...Or As Long As We Can (Nov 27, 2007)
- Pogo (Nov 20, 2007)
- Once Upon A Time (Nov 13, 2007)
- The Farmer (Nov 6, 2007)
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October
- A Careful Analysis (Oct 30, 2007)
- Hope Community Center (Oct 23, 2007)
- Three Cent Grace (Oct 16, 2007)
- Twenty-Six Million (Oct 9, 2007)
- Thought You Ought To Know (Oct 2, 2007)
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September
- A Man (Sep 25, 2007)
- The War (Sep 18, 2007)
- A Parable (Sep 11, 2007)
- Better Than Confetti (Sep 4, 2007)
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August
- Confetti (Aug 28, 2007)
- Jesus Changed Me (Aug 21, 2007)
- Oh, T'was Humbling (Aug 14, 2007)
- About Half (Aug 7, 2007)
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July
- Two Stories (Jul 31, 2007)
- Vacation (Jul 24, 2007)
- The Struggle (Jul 17, 2007)
- Sliding Back (Jul 10, 2007)
- On Track (Jul 3, 2007)
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June
- The Future (Jun 26, 2007)
- That Little Green Plymouth (Jun 19, 2007)
- Pursuing (Jun 12, 2007)
- Of This I Am Sure (Jun 5, 2007)
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May
- The Wind is Blowing (May 29, 2007)
- Motivation (May 22, 2007)
- God's Gift (May 15, 2007)
- The Power of (May 8, 2007)
- Changing Times (May 1, 2007)
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April
- We Need Heroes (Apr 24, 2007)
- Part II, The Edge (Apr 17, 2007)
- It's Tuesday (Apr 10, 2007)
- Consider (Apr 3, 2007)
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March
- Relationships (Mar 27, 2007)
- Impressions (Mar 20, 2007)
- Measuring a Church (Mar 13, 2007)
- Gratitude (Mar 6, 2007)
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February
- Things Don't Just Happen (Feb 27, 2007)
- Rich (Feb 20, 2007)
- A Caring Heart (Feb 13, 2007)
- Changing Times (Feb 6, 2007)
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January
- We Called It Civics (Jan 30, 2007)
- Not Made of Steel (Jan 23, 2007)
- The Edge (Jan 16, 2007)
- Toes Sticking Up (Jan 9, 2007)
- The Cows Did It (Jan 2, 2007)
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December
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2006
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December
- Rags to Riches (Dec 26, 2006)
- Christmas, Marriage and Giving (Dec 19, 2006)
- Giving (Dec 12, 2006)
- A Plan (Dec 5, 2006)
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November
- Value (Nov 28, 2006)
- A Duck (Nov 21, 2006)
- Help (Nov 14, 2006)
- The Privilege (Nov 7, 2006)
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October
- Windy (Oct 31, 2006)
- Be Careful (Oct 24, 2006)
- Why Meet With Christians Regularly? (Oct 17, 2006)
- What Is Happening? (Oct 10, 2006)
- The Journey Continues (Oct 3, 2006)
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September
- wAndering and wOndering (Sep 26, 2006)
- Reflections on Woody (Sep 20, 2006)
- 9/11 (Sep 12, 2006)
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August
- A Day of Celebration (Aug 29, 2006)
- Nostalgia (Aug 22, 2006)
- Preacher Luke (Aug 15, 2006)
- The Cabbage Patch (Aug 8, 2006)
- Testimony (Aug 1, 2006)
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July
- Praising Jesus and Making Space Helmets (Jul 25, 2006)
- Momus (Jul 18, 2006)
- Sitting on a Stump (Jul 11, 2006)
- Freedom (Jul 4, 2006)
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June
- Haga Man (Jun 27, 2006)
- Getting Out of the Box, Part 2 (Jun 20, 2006)
- Getting Out Of the Box (Jun 13, 2006)
- Only So Much Time... (Jun 6, 2006)
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May
- Chronology of a Mission Trip (May 30, 2006)
- Negligence (May 23, 2006)
- The Carefulness of Holiness (May 16, 2006)
- Decisions (May 9, 2006)
- You Can Make a Difference (May 2, 2006)
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April
- The Journey (Apr 25, 2006)
- It's Not As It Looks (Apr 18, 2006)
- Where would you be? (Apr 11, 2006)
- Accused (Apr 4, 2006)
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March
- Radical (Mar 28, 2006)
- River Water Does Not Stand Still (Mar 21, 2006)
- Purpose (Mar 14, 2006)
- Milestones (Mar 7, 2006)
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February
- The Thing to Do (Feb 28, 2006)
- Of Such Is the Kingdom (Feb 21, 2006)
- God's Favor (Feb 14, 2006)
- You Are Not Mad, Are You? (Feb 7, 2006)
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January
- Where There Is Vision People Flourish (Jan 31, 2006)
- How Big Is Your Tank? (Jan 24, 2006)
- Going Back To School (Jan 17, 2006)
- No Names to Protect the Innocent (Jan 10, 2006)
- So You Thought About It (Jan 3, 2006)
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December
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2005
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December
- Oasis (Dec 27, 2005)
- Cancel Church Because Christmas Is On Sunday? (Dec 20, 2005)
- Things Beautiful Part II (Dec 13, 2005)
- Things Beautiful (Dec 6, 2005)
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November
- God So Loved the World (Nov 29, 2005)
- The Wonder of His Grace (Nov 22, 2005)
- Why? (Nov 15, 2005)
- A Man Among Men (Nov 8, 2005)
- The Art of Negotiation (Nov 1, 2005)
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October
- I Have Been Thinking (Oct 25, 2005)
- Purpose (Oct 18, 2005)
- Revisiting Sam (Oct 11, 2005)
- A Heart for the Harvest (Oct 4, 2005)
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September
- Adventure of a Lifetime: Teamwork (Sep 27, 2005)
- The Spirit of The Times (Sep 20, 2005)
- Best and Worst (Sep 13, 2005)
- Keeping Balance (Sep 6, 2005)
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August
- Thinking and Knowing (Aug 30, 2005)
- Fresh Wind Blowing (Aug 23, 2005)
- Strange Coincidences (Aug 16, 2005)
- Helping Hand (Aug 9, 2005)
- Time Off or Time Out? (Aug 2, 2005)
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July
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Jul 26, 2005)
- Keys On the Table (Jul 19, 2005)
- Thinking is One Thing (Jul 12, 2005)
- My Debt (Jul 5, 2005)
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June
- Can't Get It Together (Jun 28, 2005)
- Don't Come Down (Jun 14, 2005)
- It May be Later than We Think (Jun 7, 2005)
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May
- Bits and Pieces of Homespun Wisdom (May 31, 2005)
- The Itch (May 24, 2005)
- What We Say and What We Do (May 17, 2005)
- Long-Term Solutions to Short-Term Problems (May 10, 2005)
- In His Wisdom (May 3, 2005)
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April
- Energy (Apr 26, 2005)
- Spring Cleaning (Apr 19, 2005)
- From Here (Apr 12, 2005)
- First Things First (Apr 5, 2005)
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March
- A Story to Tell (Mar 29, 2005)
- The Hope (Mar 22, 2005)
- Words (Mar 15, 2005)
- Making a Difference (Mar 8, 2005)
- The Trail (Mar 1, 2005)
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February
- The Ears of Children are Paths to Their Hearts (Feb 22, 2005)
- Power of the Pen (Feb 15, 2005)
- What You Don’t Know Can Damn Your Soul (Feb 8, 2005)
- Please, Don’t Tell Nita (Feb 1, 2005)
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January
- Vultures (Jan 25, 2005)
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December
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1969
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December
- The Heart of a Prince (Dec 31, 1969)
- What Church Is All About (Dec 31, 1969)
- Assessment and Projection (Dec 31, 1969)
- The Right to Exist (Dec 31, 1969)
- Down The Hatch With A Couple Of Beers (Dec 31, 1969)
- Sleepy Town, USA (Dec 31, 1969)
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