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pastorourrock
Mar 2, 20223 min read
How Do You Get the Shame Off?
Make-up is often a fascination with little people. Lips can be too. Ever had a baby tug on yours? I can recall watching my mother apply...
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pastorourrock
Feb 24, 20222 min read
Speechless?
Ever been speechless? Just couldn't find words to express what you were feeling? Been so overwhelmed by something or someone you couldn't...
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pastorourrock
Feb 17, 20222 min read
What Do You Do with Pills?
Medicine manufacturing and distribution must be a big business. A friend of mine often quips, "Better living through pharmaceuticals!"...
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pastorourrock
Feb 9, 20222 min read
You Turns
Rerouting! The voice from your phone sounds impatient. You missed a turn. Maybe you couldn't see the street sign. Maybe you were going...
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pastorourrock
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Excuse Me!
The title of this picture according to its source is "Spare Time." I believe it is misnamed. This is life. All the time. Life for so many...
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pastorourrock
Jan 26, 20222 min read
A Set or a Spike?
When I was young, the Taylor family back yard was an active place. The croquet set seldom sat for long without being planted in the...
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pastorourrock
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Where There's More Than One or Two...
...there's a sort of mysterious glue. Say, you're at a sporting event and there is a marvelous variety of people and yet you feel a...
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pastorourrock
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Going Forward in Reverse
Ever wonder where we are headed? Not only as a country but also as the whole lot of us human beings who populate history? Even in your...
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pastorourrock
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Spotting the Light
In the marvelous and moving movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close the main character is an eleven-year-old boy whose father died in...
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pastorourrock
Dec 30, 20213 min read
Do You Feel Wooed?
It's one of the best-known verses from the Bible. The reference is sometimes displayed at football games. Most of us can still remember...
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pastorourrock
Dec 23, 20212 min read
Got Wings?
Churches have been notorious for Christmas pageants for more years than most of us can remember. If we personally can't recall being part...
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pastorourrock
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Calm and Bright?
I have dozens of pieces of artwork. All different kinds and sizes. They were carefully wrapped and packed and carted from Pennsylvania to...
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pastorourrock
Dec 8, 20212 min read
No Sin in Singing!
How often do you sing? Do you only sing in the shower? Will you only sing if the music is loud enough to drown you out? What is it about...
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pastorourrock
Dec 1, 20213 min read
What's the Point?
Ever feel like you have something to prove? Ever believe you'll never "make it" unless you try harder and harder? Ever wonder if your...
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pastorourrock
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Reading Between the Signs
What's getting your attention these days? Holiday ads? COVID statistics? Football scores? The stock market report? Your grandchildren's...
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pastorourrock
Nov 17, 20212 min read
The Grit in Integrity
That's not fair! That's what 7-year-old Sarah said when she found out my younger sister was getting married before me. In her mind,...
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pastorourrock
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Ever Been a Weeble Wobbling?
Off balance. Out of sorts. Rattled. Discombobulated. Lost. There are many ways we might say it. Though it's often hard to express. Can't...
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Rev. Rebecca J. Taylor
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Rebecca’s Reflections for Friday, November 5th, 2021
It’s the little things, isn’t it? The tiny splinter that throbs more painfully than a stubbed toe. A child’s colorful scribblings worth...
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