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Disciples Who make Disciples

February 3, 2017 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

Soon we will be launching our new website. Stacey Sofoul has been working countless hours on this project. Even if we were to pay him a penny an hour, we could not afford it. Seriously, tens of thousands of hours have gone into this project. Why is launching a new website so important? Because the… Read More »

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January 10, 2017 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

As I write this Christmas will soon be here, some of us still have shopping and wrapping to do, and then there will be the unwrapping and the playing/using/wearing part, kind of like the way a New Year might work too. Just like Christmas the New Year is not quite here, but it will be… Read More »

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Donns Desk

December 1, 2016 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

Cindy loves word games, she is a Scrabble specialist, and she is also great at acronyms, and all kinds of letter games which is why I have written my article the following way. ‘C’ words: Cindy. Courageous. Those two words belong together not only because both begin with a ‘C’ but because the word ‘courageous’… Read More »

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F.R.O.G. (Fully Rely on God)!

November 15, 2016 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever traveled in the deep country, nothing but dirt roads, then you’ve probably seen the sign, “Pick your rut carefully, you’ll be in it for the next 20 miles.” You know what it is like. A story is told of a frog who was hopping across a dirt road and he fell into… Read More »

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Silence is Not an Option

October 15, 2016 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

Back in 2006 Bill Lamb, a Louisville TV station manager, stood up to the major TV Network that he worked for and told them he would refuse to air a TV special they had put together. When asked about his decision he said, “I have my own moral compass and this was easy.” He put… Read More »

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Does Life Keep Score?

September 15, 2016 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

As football season begins I am reminded of Vince Lombardi, a legendary football coach who famously said, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” But shortly before his death he said, “I wish I’d never said the [darned] thing. I meant the effort…I meant having a goal…I sure as [heck] didn’t mean to crush…values.” We… Read More »

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Walking With a Limp

August 15, 2016 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

Many of us are familiar with Jacob’s wresting match (Genesis 32:24-32). Some say it was with God, some say it was an angel, some say it was a man, but it was an all night struggle and Jacob ends up limping the rest of his life. As morning is breaking, the man/angel/God says to Jacob,… Read More »

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Where Does Hope Come From ?

July 15, 2016 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

Louis Armstrong received criticism for singing “What A Wonderful World” when there was war and hunger and pollution. People said, ‘what’s so wonderful about all of that?’ Armstrong’s response was that it wasn’t the world that was so bad but what we were doing to it and to each other. All we have to do… Read More »

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Parables and Cartoons?

June 15, 2016 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

Some of you may remember an animated film, “An American Tail,” about a family of mice moving from Russia to America after their home has been destroyed by cats. During the sea voyage, the young boy falls overboard and is separated from his family and the movie centers around the adventure of the family eventually… Read More »

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God, Can I have PLEASEEEE Have the Remote Control?

May 15, 2016 By Rev. Donn Brammer Leave a Comment

I was in the store the other day and saw a “Universal Remote,” and I’m thinking, ‘Wow, I can control the universe with a remote. I can rule the world and never leave the couch! This is great!’ Obviously, that’s not what the remote was for, but there have been plenty of times when I’ve… Read More »

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