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Go to Church? Me? More and more often as I talk with folks in various settings about faith, following Christ, and involvement in a local church I hear folks say they are Christians but don’t go to church. As so often is said, “I’m just a follower of Jesus.” Yet the Bible teaches, and I believe, that anyone who truly has been spiritually born again, who has laid aside the old person and now walks with Jesus on a daily basis, who honestly believes they are a part of the body of Christ will either be part of a local church, or [...]

A Morning at Bass Lake I had an interesting experience out at Bass Lake recently. There I was, unpacking my painting gear and getting ready to enjoy splashing paint. Plein air painting out in nature is a fast paced adventure for most artists since the sun keeps moving and the light keeps changing. But I find I don’t get a lot of work done on a painting since I stop and talk with most everybody who comes along. Take last week—as I say, there I was, ready to splash some paint and talk with folks. I guess that part of it is [...]