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• Talcott,
Pastor John  - Christ's Community Church
• 2013
  • Who is God
    • The Prophesy
    • The Birth of Jesus
    • Prophetic Expectations
    • My Father's House
    • The Man Christ Jesus
    • Jesus is God
    • Humble Beginnings
    • Where the road goes down
  • Life Matters
    • Perfectly United
    • STD’s for the Church
    • Defeated, Wronged, & Cheated. Why not?
    • Legal or Moral?
    • Finding that place of grace
    • Free… to love others
    • 21st Century Idolatry
  • One Body… Many Parts
    • Love Like a Dove
    • On the Team
    • Purposefully…
    • Offering Ourselves
    • The Greatest Choice
    • Building Up
  • Why Jesus?
    • The Bread of Life
    • As a Man
    • As a Kernel of Wheat
    • After 3 days
    • Where's Jesus
    • King of kings
    • What will Jesus do?
  • Jesus is Better
    • A Greater King
    • His Kingdom never ends
    • Esther vs. Jesus
    • A Passover Lamb
    • True Saving Faith
    • … than Esther
    • A Night of Discovery
    • The Mysterious Petition
    • Victims to victors
    • Turning the Tables
    • It’s a Party
  • Covenant Community
  • God Sends
  • The Gathering
  • True Friends…
  • The Bride & Christ
    • Embracing the Mystery
    • Where are you?
    • To Agree With Each Other
    • A Bitter Root
    • Who are you?
    • Deepest Desires
    • Thinking Differently
• 2014
  • To Be Free
  • Launching Your Legacy
  • In His Presence
  • We Need… J.O.Y.
  • Proclaiming the Name of Jesus!
    • Jesus the Healer
    • Jesus is the Son of God
    • Prophecy Fulfilled
  • A Word of Encouragement
  • Conquering Hurts, Habits, and Hang-Ups
    • Walking in Victory
    • Plugging in to the Power
    • Letting Go
    • Stuck In A Rut?
    • Make Up Your Mind
    • Building Bridges
    • The Call
  • How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
  • Doing
  • Something New
  • Spirit & Flesh
    • Belonging to Christ
    • The Waiting
    • The Winds of Change
  • Vision… A Life Beyond Knowing
    • When the Lord Calls
    • The Lord’s Prayer
    • God said…
    • Take hold of your horizon
    • Three Meals
    • Reconciliation
    • Take Hold of Your Horizon
  • The Love of Jesus
  • Noah and His Really Big Boat
    • Too Late
    • As Long As The Earth Endures
    • Never Again
  • The Ten Suggestions???
    • Created to Worship
    • The Name That Is Above Every Name
    • Missing the Blessing
    • To Enjoy Long Life on the Earth
    • Thou Shalt Not Kill?
    • The Privilege of Freedom
    • Giver or Taker?
    • Words That Help Or Words That Hurt
  • Every Kind of Covetous Desire
• 2015
  • My Treasured Possession
  • God’s Work
  • In God’s House
  • Elisha
    • Committed
    • Real Faith
    • An Iron Axhead
  • Red Letter Day
    • Innocent
    • Forsaken
    • Forgiven
  • After Death
    • Looking for a Body
    • Just Wait!
    • The Holy Spirit
    • What Jesus Does
    • The Unstoppable
    • Little Flock
    • The Gift of God
    • "Saul of Tarsus"
    • Easter Was Just the Beginning
    • Voices in the Wilderness
    • The Works of God
  • When God Seems Unfair
    • Questioning God
    • Watching and Waiting
    • Back in the Zone
  • Stores of Courage
    • Stand Out
    • Stand Up
    • Stand Strong
    • Stand in Faith
    • Stand in the Fire
  • The Warrior
    • The Mighty Gideon
    • You Have Overcome
    • A Kingdom to Advance
  • A Powerful Church
  • Ghost Walk
    • Walking in His Presence
    • Walking in His Power
    • Walking in His Gifts
    • Walking in Victory
  • Hostage
    • God Will Provide
    • Deciding to Stop
    • Overcoming the Sinful Nature
    • You Can Stand
  • Come to Worship
    • I Will Lift Up My Hands
    • With Your Gifts
    • Pouring Out Your Heart
• 2016
  • Come to Worship
    • Kneel Before the Lord
  • Stay Positive
    • Seeking Good
    • Being Thankful
    • Always Encouraging
    • Bursting with Enthusiasm
  • Valentine's Day - God, Love & Sex
  • Pray
    • Talking to God
    • What Really Matters
    • Seeking God
  • Easter - A Bout with Doubt
  • Worshiper
    • Worship with all your Heart
    • Worship with all your Soul
    • Worship with all your Mind
    • Worship with all your Strength
    • Worship with your whole life
  • Mother's Day Message - Compassion for the Needy
  • Times of refreshing
  • Compassion - To care for others
  • Choosing God's Purpose
  • Samson
    • Having the Right Attitude
    • Burning Anger
    • One Step at a Time
    • Pushing Through Failure
  • The Mask
    • Hiding the Shame
    • Revealing the Truth
    • Covered Up
    • Living Beyond Your Limitations
    • In God Alone
  • Getting Past Your Past
    • The New You
    • Forgiven
    • Peacemakers
    • Moving On
  • Change Your World
    • The One God Uses
    • To Make a Difference
    • Facing Opposition
    • Resisting the Enemy's Strategy
  • Forgotten Virtues
    • Honor
    • Purity
    • Loyalty - Holding Fast
    • Integrity
    • Gratitude
  • Perspective
    • Expect the Best
    • The Joy of Serving
    • If Only to Gain Christ
    • We Don’t Have to Worry
  • My God Can Do Anything
• 2017
  • A Surrendered Life
  • The Prince of Peace
  • Greater Than
  • Rethinking the Church
    • Part 1
    • Part 2 - Courageous
    • Part 3 - Stick Close
    • Part 4 - Preparation for your Final
  • Nothing is impossible with God!
  • Stories
    • Part 1 - The Unveiled Life
    • Part 2 - The Struggle to Change
    • Part 3 - Vintage Church
  • Lent
  • Mission Sunday
  • Outcasts
    • Part 1
    • Part 2 - Misunderstood
    • Part 3 - A Lesson on Forgiveness
    • Part 4 - To Be the One
    • Part 5 - To get to Heaven
  • Soul Activity
    • Part 1 - The Restless Wanderer
    • Part 2 - The Disturbed Soul
    • Part 3 - The Tormented Soul
    • Part 4 - The Enticed Soul
  • Neighbor
  • The Bible Doesn't Say That
    • Part 1 - God Wants You To Be Happy
    • Part 2 - I Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle
    • Part 3 - It Doesn’t Matter What You Believe"
    • Part 4 - It Doesn’t Matter What You Do"
  • The Called - Life Lessons from Elijah
    • Part 1 - The Servant of God
    • Part 2 - Quit Wavering
    • Part 3 - The Prayer of Elijah
    • Part 4 - When You’ve Had Enough
  • When Necessary
    • Part 1 - Courage
    • Part 2 - We Cannot Help Speaking
    • Part 3 - Pray
    • Part 4 - Faith Required
  • Home
    • Part 1 - Protect Your Priorities
    • Part 2 - Great Relationships
    • Part 3 - Covenant Partnership
    • Part 4 - Hope for the Hurting
  • Belief
    • Part 1 - Knowing God
    • Part 2 - Fearing God
    • Part 3 - Lukewarm
  • Monsters: Fighting Enemies of the Faith
    • Part 1 - Shielded for God’s Purpose
    • Part 2 - Called According to His Purpose
    • Part 3 - Committed to God’s Purpose
  • Gratitude Check
  • The Light Has Come
    • Part 1 - He Is Our Wonderful Counselor
    • Part 2 - Mighty God
    • Part 3 - Jesus Is Our Everlasting Father
• 2018
  • Do Not Be Afraid
  • Getting Started
  • Own the Vision
    • Playing It Safe
    • Finishing His Work
    • Excelling in The Grace of Giving
    • Always reaching out
  • Necessary Sins
    • Grumbling & Complaining
    • Biting & Devouring Each Other
    • Falsehood
    • Gossiping
  • No shortcuts
  • Burned: Healing the Pains of Hypocrisy
  • Beating the Odds
    • Living for the moment
    • Seek First His Kingdom
    • Striving for Peace
    • Leaving a Legacy: A Mothers Influence
  • Father’s Day
  • Erased
    • The Holy Spirit Acts Through Us
    • The Dark Side
    • The Believer’s Spiritual Battle
    • The Angles
  • Better
    • One Day with God
    • Surrendering
    • Be Different
    • First Thing First
  • You’ve Got What It Takes
    • Don’t Give Up
    • Looking Ahead
    • Obedient Hearts
  • Tomorrow Land
    • Our Hope
    • Our Future
    • Snapshots of Eternity
  • I Believe
    • God Is Enough
    • The Good News
    • More Than a Feeling
    • Trusting God
  • Unleash Your Faith
    • The Lord Is My Deliverer
    • Experiencing God’s Power
    • It’s All Going to Work Out
    • What Do You Have?
  • Whispers
    • In the Valleys
    • In The Wilderness
    • In the Storm
    • Forever
  • One Small Step
    • That One Thing
    • Think on these things
    • Changing Your Words
  • Your Part Matters
  • Love Like Jesus
    • In the Heat of the Moment
    • Embracing this Moment
    • Who Is My Neighbor?
    • With All Five Senses
  • Fully You
    • Unlocking Your New Identity in Christ
    • Living Out Your Purpose
    • Abundant Life
    • Experiencing the Good Life
  • The Art of Being Unordinary
  • Come Alive
    • Good Friday Message
    • Easter
  • Rethinking Religion
  • Because of You
  • Lasting Legacy
  • Endgame
  • Sacred Selfies
  • All Things New
  • The Perfect Love of God
  • Hope in the Dark
  • The Unreasonable Jesus
    • Do not sin
    • Whatever???
    • Do Not Judge
    • That’s Just Unforgivable!
  • Good Work
  • Made for Mission
    • We Are the Called
    • We Are Unified
    • We Are Doing His Work
  • Whitewashed Tombs
    • Anger
    • Envy
    • Pride
    • Hypocrisy
    • The Hypocrite
  • Give Thanks
  • Christmas is complicated
  • Anonymous
  • Gravity
    • The Comfort of a Place
    • The Pull of Prayer
    • The Pull of Possessions
  • The Messiah
    • Lamentations
    • The Promised One
    • The Anointed One
    • Advent isn’t just an extension of Christmas
• 2020
  • This Is My Year
  • When the Devil Knocks
  • All Things News
    • In Christ
    • In You
    • A New Sense of Identity
  • Dangerous Prayers
    • Search Me
    • Break Me
    • Send Me
  • Confidence in uncertain Times
  • Weird
    • A Weird Kind of Faith
    • A Weird Way of Thinking
    • A Weird Way to Fight
    • A Weird Way to Save the World
  • Toxic Fear
  • True-ish
  • History’s Mystery
  • Rock Bottom
  • Breaking Bread
  • All In
  • I Am Jesus
    • The Good Shepherd
    • I Am the Light of The World
    • I Am the Vine
  • Pentecost: The Comforter Has Come
  • Moses - Following God into The Unknown
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
    • Part 4
    • Part 5
    • Part 6
    • Part 7
    • Part 8
    • Part 9
    • Part 10
  • A parent’s priority
  • God is With us
    • The Force of Grace
    • The Cloud and the Fire
  • Next Is Now
    • The Steps of a Good Man
    • Get Ready
    • Move Out
    • Take It With You
  • Strong: Courage Over Fear
    • Keep Walking
    • Don't Stop
    • Hold on To Your Faith
    • Just as Strong Today
  • Forerunner
    • Expectant Faith
    • Greater Things
  • A New Normal
    • Seed of Faith
    • Stretching Your Vision
    • There Is More
  • Trusting God when times are difficult
  • The Ugly Christmas Sweater
  • Hindsight - Looking Back to Move Forward
• 2021
  • Grow Deep, Live Strong
    • Grow Deep, Live Strong
    • Rooted
    • Prune
    • Harvest
  • The Prayer of Agur
    • Finding Balance in God
    • Understanding God's Love
  • Uncommon Love
  • On Mission
  • Rumble Strip
    • Drifting
    • The Gentle Whisper Within
    • The Voices on the Outside
    • If They Keep Quiet
  • Against All Odds
  • Never Lose Heart
  • Looking for Jesus
  • Good Work
    • When You’ve Got to Do Something
    • Making A Difference
    • Winning the War with Discouragement
    • Done with The Help of Our God
  • Looking Up
  • Spirit Lead Me
  • Baggage
    • The Weight
    • Letting Go
    • The Freedom
  • The Benefits of Being Stuck
  • The Power or Prayer
  • Exponential
    • Exceedingly Abundantly
    • More Than Conquerors
    • Exponential - Renewed
  • Winning the War in Your Mind
    • Replacing the Lies
    • Taking Back Your Mind
    • Becoming a Soldier
    • Demolishing Strongholds
  • Chameleon
    • Choose for Yourselves
    • Hold Your Positions
    • How Long Will You Waver?
    • You Don’t Want to Leave Too, Do You?
  • Fear Note
    • Faith in a Culture of Fear
    • When You’re Struggling with Unmet Expectations
    • The Lord Will Help You When You’ve Given Up
    • Freedom from Offense
    • Surely Goodness and Love Will Follow Me
  • Every Good Gift
    • Blessed with A Burden
    • Created with a Need
    • Called to Give Thanks
  • Cadence
    • Living in Step with the Spirit of God
  • Christmas is for-giving
  • Faith During Faithlessness
    • Digging Ditches
    • Faith That Works
  • Rediscover Christmas
• 2022
  • This Is My Year 2022
  • From the ashes
    • Building the Temple
    • Greater Glory
  • My Story
    • Remembering Jesus
    • Going Back for Jesus
    • Going Back for Jesus
  • Relationship Goals
    • Intimacy
    • Finding the One
  • One
  • When God Doesn’t Make Sense
  • Two Gather
    • Restless Grace
    • Faith To Forgive
  • Identity
  • Resurrecting Hope
  • RE
  • The hand that rocks the cradle
  • Compassion Sunday
  • Called to Courage - Mother’s Day Message
  • Breakthrough
    • I Want It Back
    • Overcoming Condemnation
    • Getting Closer to Jesus
  • Free indeed!
  • In God we trust
    • Under God’s Mighty Hand
    • When It’s Not Easy
    • Independence Day
  • Five Smooth Stones
    • The Process of Providence
    • Faithful in the small things
    • Closer Than a Brother
    • When You’ve Got a Giant to Fight
    • The Battle Is the Lord’s
  • Devoted - Living Immersed & Empowered
  • Grace Under Fire
    • Getting Back up
    • The Man on the Inside
    • Our Companion in the Fire
  • Grace Like a Flood
    • The Angst of the Ages
    • Hope in the Darkness
    • Noah by faith
  • Glow In The Dark
    • About Midnight
    • A Song In The Dark
    • Full of Light
  • Psalms for all seasons
    • The Lord knows
    • I Shall Not Be In Want
    • I Wait For The Lord
    • There is a Time
• 2023
  • Travel Light
    • Here He comes
    • The Visit
    • The Dedication in Jerusalem
    • The Search of the Magi
    • The Flight to Egypt
  • Planted
  • Next Steps
    • Listening to His voice
    • Members Together of One Body
    • Running the Race Together
  • Following Jesus
    • The Spirit of the Lord is in Me
    • Someone Touched Me
    • He Will Command His Angels
    • Then Come, Follow Me
  • Different perspectives
  • X marks the spot
  • No Other Name; Palm Sunday
  • Faith in Uncertain Times
    • Fragments
    • Mystery Revealed
  • Beginnings
    • A Hope and a Future
    • Looking Ahead
    • Birthing Something New
  • Like A child
    • Building Blocks
    • Open My Eyes
    • Admitting It’s My Fault
    • Second Chances
    • I Believe
  • Divine Direction
    • A Whisper
    • Have Faith
    • Step by step
    • Get Up and walk
    • Not as I Will, But as You Will
  • Called & Anointed
    • Stay In The City
    • You Will Receive Power
    • Extra Oil
  • Live ready
  • The Power To Change
    • The Struggle Within
    • We Have These Promises
    • Creating Holy Habits
    • Because You Believed
  • Tomorrow
    • Why Worry?
    • Teach Us To Pray
  • Overcomer
    • In Pursuit
    • Restored
  • Reclaimed
  • Gratitude
    • A Life of Thankfulness
    • Receiving & Giving of God’s Grace
  • Arrival
  • Stellar Christmas
• 2024
  • Looking Ahead
  • Looking Back, Looking Forward
  • Chasing Carrots
  • The Book Of Ruth
    • Returning to the Right Place
    • Timing is everything
    • Working a Field of Dreams
    • Romance or Business
    • Redeemed
    • I am His
  • Answering the Call
  • All In, How To Live Like Jesus
  • Resurrecting Hope
  • I Am Jesus
    • A Different Kind of King
    • The Way of Suffering
  • A light has dawned
  • Back to Basics
    • Wait For It
    • What Shall We do
    • Speak Boldly
  • We Remember
  • Loving Presence - Father's Day
  • From Death to Life
    • Pentecost Sunday
    • The prophecy of Ezekiel
    • Just a stick
  • The Bread of Life
  • God Finally Speaks
  • A Bigger Story
    • God’s Purpose
    • Abraham’s Faith
    • Joseph’s Trauma
    • Joseph's Tears
    • One Like Moses
    • When God Turned Away
    • The Tabernacle
    • Entering His Rest
  • Rewired by Christ
  • The Way
    • A New Way
    • Light the Way
    • Keep The Way
    • He is the way
    • The Way of the Lamb
  • There is room at the table
  • Jesus the Disrupter
  • The Devine Connection
  • Overflow
  • Obey Regardless of the Consequences
  • Ghost of Christmas Past
    • Shame of the Past
    • Offenses of Christmas Past
    • Names of the Past
• 2025
  • Come to Worship
  • Get Started
  • Think Ahead
    • Be Intentional
    • Trust in God
    • Tell the truth
  • Modern Romance
    • Made Whole
    • Higher Standards
    • Dating the Holy Spirit
    • Trusting Through Trials
  • Habits of a Health Heart
    • Seeking God’s Truth
    • Pursuing Righteousness
    • Meeting with God
    • Speak Slowly
    • Cultivating Love and Freedom in Christ
  • Road to Easter
    • When is Jesus Coming
    • The Silence of the Lamb
    • Why Do They Call Good Friday Good?
    • One Good Reason
  • How Sweet the Sound
    • You Were, But God, By Grace
• Taglang, Eve
  • Are you worried about your teenager?
• Terrell, Brian   Peace Voice
  • United States Policy Toward Russia and its Neighbors
  • Remembering Martin Luther King in a Pandemic Year
  • COVID-19 and the Wasting Disease of Normalcy
• Tietgens, Mary
  • A Floridian Remembers Emmitsburg
• Thola, Rheta -  Cooking
  • 2021
    • New Year’s treats
    • Give soup instead of chocolates
    • Spring’s hope
    • Spring greening
  • 2020
    • Treats for that special Valentine
    • Putting on the ‘Green’
    • Spring Treats
    • It’s strawberry season!
    • Summer Magic
    • Independence Day treats
    • National Eat Outside Day
    • Fall Treats
    • Fall Treats - Take 2!
    • Thanksgiving Treats
    • Christmas Spices & Treats
• Thomas, Linda - The Master Gardener
  • Butterflies and Violets
• Thomas, Jeannetter
  • One Winter Night: Remembering fire and ice
  • Remembering Rocky Ridge's Witty Newspaper
• Thomas, Roy  - The Master Gardener
  • Brown and Black Gold: Use it or Lose it!
  • Composting is for everyone
  • It's Time to Think About Composting
• Thompson, Edward (Cal)  - The Master Gardener
  • Master Gardeners Are Made In Backyards
• Tongohan, Angela  (see Angela Guiano)
  • Freshman Year
    • Stop And Smell The Leaves
    • Tristan
    • Christmas at Home
    • Dr. Dorsey
    • Blackwell's Message
    • Over $5000 Found in House
    • Philippines
    • Life of a Freshie
  • Sophomore Year
    • Ice cream dad
    • Soldier, soldier
    • Life is short: live and love
    • Looking back at lobsters…
    • Signing off
    • As Catholics
    • Don’t know what you’ve got til it’s Gone
    • New Year, New Me
    • Attention to details
    • Things money can’t buy
  • Creative Writing
    • Right Hand Man
    • Summer Solstice
• Topper, Bob - Peace Voice
  • 2025
    • Want to Make America Great Again?
    • The Meaning of Life in a Secular World
    • "History Repeats Itself" – Karl Marx
    • Will America’s Golden Age End in Rage and Frenzy?
    • Trump’s Trade Calamity
  • 2024
    • How Christians radicalized the GOP
    • American Democracy vs. Fascist Autocracy
    • Roe v. Wade: Reasoned v. the Right
    • Supreme Court Poised to Subvert Justice
    • Straw Men and Strange Bedfellows
    • Seeing the Light of Secular Humanism
    • Masters of Deception
  • 2023
    • Fact and Fantasy, Demigods and Myths
    • Just heartbeats away from theocracy
  • 2022
    • Attack on religious liberty?
  • 2021
    • The Thread of Truth
  • 2020
    • The Conscience of a Conservative
    • The Better Moral Creed
    • Return to decency
    • Minority Rule in America?
• Toth, Sophi - Creative Writing
  • Two
  • Cats’ next step in evolution
• Trautman, Brian - Peace Voice
  • 'Wall of Vets'
• Traynor, Kirsten
  • Controlling Hibiscus Sawflies
  • The down side of non-native plants
  • The friendly, beneficial honeybee
• Trice, Susan
  • Diagnosis of Deciduous Trees
  • No More Mulch Volcanoes, Please!
• Trinko, Father Ted
  • Come with me
  • To whom shall we go?
• Troxell, Shirley
  • Growing up in Emmitsburg in the 40's and 50's
• Trzecieski, Father Stephen, C.M., St. Joseph's Church
  • Christmas: A Season and a Reason for Hope
  • Is Prayer Worthwhile?
• Tyminski, Alexandra
  • Mount Creative Writing
    • How I discovered my next-door neighbor
    • Tortilla pie
    • The day I fell in love
    • Where I Was Inspired
    • Home is where the heart is
    • A family full of seeds
    • Waiting for a rainy day
    • The first time I never saw fireworks
    • The Road to Freedom
    • Save the date
    • The 8 words to success
    • The top of the turkey trek
    • The Christmas tree smiled
    • Business in the bigger picture
    • On the nature of commentary
    • On the theory of Social Justice
    • What goes around comes around
    • Four years, one experience
    • A picture is worth more than a thousand words
    • 56 Stories, one imagination
    • Beautiful endings
    • "…we used to do business with a handshake…"
    • The true gifts of Christmas
    • Aligning our roots to grow as one
    • A Good Night's Sleep
    • Out with the old, in with the new
    • Looking back in order to look forward
  • The Graduate
    • G.P.S.

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