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Column: Is there any common ground?
There is a story of the Old West about a place in the Rocky Mountains where there was a hot spring coming out of the ...
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PUCKETT: God, where are you?
If you were seeking for God, where could you find him? The question seems pensive but, in reality, all of us are seeking for God ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, October 15, 2018 9:09 am
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PUCKETT: God is more yes than no
The popular misconception is that God has such a small playing field that almost everything we might want to do is out of bounds. That ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:24 am
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PUCKETT: There is great benefit in remembering
Memorial Day is when we are encouraged to remember our heritage, paying homage to those who sacrificed greatly to enable us to enjoy what we ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, May 21, 2018 8:30 am
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PUCKETT: Surely, somebody has an answer
Another mass killing . . . Will I be next? That question is not far from most of us. We long for different days but, ...
by Dan Puckett, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 8:46 am
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PUCKETT: Let the spirit of Christmas continue
The Christmas season brings many things: generosity, emphasis on home and family, maybe a visit to church, and an awareness that there may be more ...
by Dan Puckett, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 11:06 pm
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PUCKETT: Are you listening to the Christmas music?
It is amazing that every year, soon after Thanksgiving, we are barraged with almost endless Christmas music. It is more amazing that the songs we ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, December 18, 2017 9:18 am
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Are we having fun yet?
The Thanksgiving holiday is near. For many, it will be the traditional family gathering with good food and good conversation. For others, it will be ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, November 20, 2017 9:27 am
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Darkness does not win
Darkness is pervasive. Darkness is enveloping. Darkness is fearsome. But one shaft of light can penetrate the darkness and dispel everything that darkness brings. Even ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, October 16, 2017 11:50 am
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There is hope in the midst of chaos
Two major storms within days have put thousands of people in distress. Even the casual observer would conclude these are stretching times. Major natural events ...
by Dan Puckett, Tuesday, September 19, 2017 6:07 pm
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Be careful how you pray
Have you ever said something and, even as it came out of your mouth, you wished you had never said it? Well, prayer can be ...
by Dan Puckett, Sunday, August 20, 2017 3:37 pm
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We are in a truth drought
Who is telling the truth? How would we know? Someone once said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world before truth gets its shoes ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, July 17, 2017 8:20 am
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Remember and Celebrate America!
We are in that short period of time between Memorial Day and Independence Day — both days that our leaders have set aside for special ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, June 19, 2017 8:56 am
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There is tyranny in enslavement
Nothing invokes more outrage than the thought of a fellow human being forced into servitude. Wars have been fought to stop such a practice. Yet, ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, May 15, 2017 10:35 am
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Life springing forth is a miracle
Spring and Easter invoke many images. Spring is the emergence of life in the midst of the cold, drab and seemingly endless grip of winter. ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, April 17, 2017 8:51 am
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Life springing forth is a miracle
Spring and Easter invoke many images. Spring is the emergence of life in the midst of the cold, drab and seemingly endless grip of winter. ...
by Dan Puckett, Friday, April 14, 2017 5:59 pm
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Has wisdom fled?
In the Old Testament book of Proverbs (which is the book of wisdom), chapter 14, verse 1, we read, “The wise woman builds her house, ...
by Dan Puckett, Sunday, March 19, 2017 3:59 pm
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God created diversity
As the children’s song goes, “Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight.” The God who created all has a love ...
by Dan Puckett, Friday, February 17, 2017 10:59 am
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What can we do?
There is a deep divide — maybe as deep as at any time since the Civil War. Is there middle ground? Is there common interest? ...
by Dan Puckett, Monday, January 23, 2017 8:36 am
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Christmas is all about hope
The Christmas season above all others brings about a general euphoria that causes us to be lifted above our circumstances. There is always the expectation ...
by Dan Puckett, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 6:45 pm
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Be thankful for God’s providence
It is good that the Thanksgiving holiday comes after the national elections. We will have time to digest all the results and settle ourselves to ...
by Dan Puckett, Wednesday, November 23, 2016 9:45 am
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Who are the ‘real radicals?’
Is it possible that a group of people in the world who reportedly are doing nothing but living out their beliefs have hijacked the term ...
by Dan Puckett, Thursday, June 30, 2016 9:25 am
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Maybe God is laughing at the USA right now
Does God laugh? Yes, He does. In the Old Testament book of Psalms, chapter 2, verse 4, we read, “He who sits in the heavens ...
by Dan Puckett, Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:31 pm
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There is a peacemaker
A long time ago, in a country far away, a people were striving to follow the God they had not heard from for 400 years.
by Dan Puckett, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 4:34 pm
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We must learn how to wait
Waiting is never easy. Life is filled with waiting. We wait in lines, we wait in traffic, and we wait for the things we are ...
