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On our lighthouse tour, we encountered a rather unusual lighthouse in Dunkirk, NY. The appearance of it was normal, even the history of it was unremarkable. What made this lighthouse strange was a little paragraph in the one-page informational pamplet, with the heading “Paranormal Activity.” Uh-oh, what have we gotten ourselves into here… This paragraph…
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“Dad, we forgot to do Scripture!,” chirped a little voice from the backseat. “Yup, you’re right. Thanks for the reminder,” I responded. This conversation took place today after visiting Niagra Lighthouse. I opened my Bible and read from John 9, about Jesus healing the man born blind, and how Jesus calls himself the light of…
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As an American, I learned something new about our neighbors north of the border: they celebrate Canada Day on July 1. It’s their version of July 4th for us, and it’s a national holiday. And we just happened to be in Canada on that day. However, we did not anticipate that all the grocery stores…
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There isn’t going to be a devotion posted today. Instead, I’m sharing some pictures from this morning’s worship experience we had at Historic Trinity in downtown Detroit, founded in 1850. I accidently choose a pew next to a young man, who was a tour guide in the city. He shared with me that the beautiful…
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If asked what my list of fears included, a fear of heights wouldn’t be one of them. However, that notion got challenged today when visiting the Fort Gratiot (pronounced “GRASH-it”) Light Station today in Port Huron, Michigan. We took the tour, and that included being able to climb the lighthouse tower. It has 94 steps…
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Do you know what is harder than backing a camper trailer into its parking spot? Backing a camper trailer into its spot in the dark. Your mirrors are basically useless, and you’re driving blind. The only way I was able to manage getting it into position was by listening to my beloved wife. She was…
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1 John 3:16-18 “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children,…
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“Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day.” The first three days of our adventure were rainy. While we loaded: rain. While we drove to our first stop: rain. During the next leg of the trip: rain. Overnight: rain. And yes, God sends the rain in season and out. And yes, God provides rain…
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John 3:19-21. “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so…
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This past week, we kicked off the fundraising effort in support of raising funds for my upcoming sabbatical. The following article was published in our church newsletter. This summer, Pastor Dan Bodin will be taking a Pastoral Sabbatical, as approved by the congregation. The policy of our church states that a pastor is eligible to…
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