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    Where there’s no vision, the people perish
    Gazette 2.0
    • May 26
    • 3 min

    Where there’s no vision, the people perish

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By James Hogan Where there is no vision, the Bible says, the people perish. I thought of this verse last year when I...
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    Make sure you know and have your calling card
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    • May 11
    • 3 min

    Make sure you know and have your calling card

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan Many of you, if you’re in your twenties or older, remember Billy Mays. Billy, for those who don’t know,...
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    Tough times need real friends
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    • Apr 28
    • 2 min

    Tough times need real friends

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan There are lots of people hurting today. War in Ukraine, inflation through the roof, troubles stacking up...
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    The veil was torn, removing the barrier
    Gazette 2.0
    • Apr 13
    • 3 min

    The veil was torn, removing the barrier

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. So when the centurion, who stood opposite...
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    Resonating down through the years
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    • Mar 16
    • 3 min

    Resonating down through the years

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone;...
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    My friend showed me an important lesson in spartan focus
    Gazette 2.0
    • Feb 16
    • 3 min

    My friend showed me an important lesson in spartan focus

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By James Hogan Back to my friend Ian… He used his place on the Canadian Olympic team and the connections he made to...
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    Hurtling downhill to the top of your game
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    • Feb 2
    • 2 min

    Hurtling downhill to the top of your game

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan My friend Ian lives near Phoenix, Ariz. He’s a successful guy, providing personal speed and strength...
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    Sometimes it's the little things that can truly be a blessing
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    • Jan 19
    • 3 min

    Sometimes it's the little things that can truly be a blessing

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan When we were in the midst of our major building refurbishment last summer, my friend Mark Duffy called...
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    Merry Christmas: The greatest gift is freely given to all, nothing needed in return
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    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Merry Christmas: The greatest gift is freely given to all, nothing needed in return

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan One of the things we believe in at Faithbridge, that’s quite different from the Roman Catholic Church of...
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    Gratitude can sustain us through life’s trials
    Gazette 2.0
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Gratitude can sustain us through life’s trials

    “How do you do it?” my friend Marty Griffin asked. “I mean you get after it every day with kids dying, folks overdosing, and people...
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    Where chasms separate, belonging can seem like a luxury
    Gazette 2.0
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Where chasms separate, belonging can seem like a luxury

    Faithbridge has been growing. That’s a blessing. I remember lean years when a handful of us met in the great room at the Myers Ridge...
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    Local news can still make an impact on our communities
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    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Local news can still make an impact on our communities

    It was a typically busy day, running about with two of the guys working for the church from one task to another. In our busy-ness, we...
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    Love should lead us out of our comfort zones
    Gazette 2.0
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    Love should lead us out of our comfort zones

    This week, I did a little instructive engagement in Harrisburg alongside one of my heroes: Dr. Larry Anderson the pastor of Great...
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    This isn’t the season or reason to go along to get along
    Gazette 2.0
    • Sep 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    This isn’t the season or reason to go along to get along

    The world’s gone nuts,” a seasoned teacher said to me recently. “I’m punching the clock for a few more months until I retire, just trying...
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    Labors of love keep the world turning
    Gazette 2.0
    • Sep 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Labors of love keep the world turning

    Labor day is back again. My union-loving friends love to point out that the holiday wouldn’t exist without unions fighting for it, and I...
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    Making your relationship work with tenacity
    Gazette 2.0
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Making your relationship work with tenacity

    A couple we know celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary a short time ago. Teressa and I feel pretty accomplished here in our 31st year...
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    JOYCE MAYS: I’ll miss you, my friend, until we see each other again
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    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    JOYCE MAYS: I’ll miss you, my friend, until we see each other again

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- By J. Hogan Joyce Mays and I shared lots of friends and acquaintances. Our bond, however, was closer than that. Much...
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    God’s mechanisms make relationships possible
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    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    God’s mechanisms make relationships possible

    -GAINS & GLEANINGS- BY J. HOGAN Often believers seem to be speaking a strangely different language than other folks, a problem that...
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    Just imagine if we all applied this principle
    Gazette 2.0
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Just imagine if we all applied this principle

    Our household defines honoring someone as “going beyond what is expected, treating folks like they’re special, and doing so with a good...
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    Merger and relocation in store for area churches
    Gazette 2.0
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Merger and relocation in store for area churches

    Pastor James Hogan of Faithbridge Community Church stands with Bette Kallay after signing transfer paperwork. -CHURCH MERGER- By Jamie...
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