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Rick Chaffee
May 28, 20224 min read
Making Everything an Art Form
It is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is an expression that seeks to level what is an apparent contrast to a...
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Rick Chaffee
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Is Something Lost in Retelling?
Every year as Easter comes around again I look back at my record of sermons to see what Gospel I spoke from last year when I again retold...
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Rick Chaffee
Feb 24, 20224 min read
A Review of the Basics
The world outside our doors is often difficult, confusing, and even a bit scary. Here in New York our Governor and County Executive tell...
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Rick Chaffee
Dec 29, 20214 min read
Three Pastoral Mandates
It probably does not need to be said but the last two years have certainly been stressful ones in our world. We have had the covid...
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Rick Chaffee
Oct 29, 20214 min read
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has always been a favorite holiday of mine. Food was a big part of the day but even more vital was the gathering of the...
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Rick Chaffee
Oct 1, 20214 min read
Personal Heroes and the Lessons They Provide
These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us… For everything that was written in the past was...
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Rick Chaffee
Sep 3, 20214 min read
Summer Musings
In the last issue of the ShoreLight I encouraged you to do some summer reading and noted that I would be going to a few used bookstores...
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Rick Chaffee
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Summer Reading
Summer time always brings a sense of a positive letdown. I mean by this that the days are longer, the weather is warmer, we spend more...
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Rick Chaffee
May 26, 20214 min read
The Bible – A Lifetime Companion
When I first began to read the Bible seriously I found it to be both fascinating and intimidating. Its length alone was overwhelming. I...
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Rick Chaffee
Mar 25, 20213 min read
The Church's Week
When my children were young we always tried to make their birthdays a special occasion. Lois prepared their requested meal and made...
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Rick Chaffee
Mar 11, 20214 min read
Lenten Confession
The season of Lent is the preparatory time leading up to the celebration of Easter. It is generally not considered to be a positive...
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Rick Chaffee
Feb 2, 20213 min read
A Reckoning
According to the dictionary the word “reckoning” has a few different shades of meaning. The first definition in my Oxford American...
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Rick Chaffee
Jan 2, 20214 min read
Little People and Christmas
In James Boice’s book entitled “The Christ of Christmas” he has a chapter on those he refers to as “the little people of Christmas.” He...
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Rick Chaffee
Nov 30, 20204 min read
Missing Christmas
I am writing this just prior to Thanksgiving and I assume that this year’s holiday celebration in your families may be significantly...
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Rick Chaffee
Oct 28, 20204 min read
Disciples: An Odd Group
There are four lists of the twelve disciples in the New Testament. They are in Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16, and Acts 1:13....
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Rick Chaffee
Sep 30, 20204 min read
Over Thirty
When I was a young person I remember being told by those just slightly older than myself to not trust anyone over thirty. For some...
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Rick Chaffee
Sep 3, 20203 min read
Stupidity and Evil
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote, “Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than evil is.” What a profound statement made abundantly...
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Rick Chaffee
Jul 31, 20203 min read
Thirsty for Something that Satisfies
My family in Maine sent me a copy of a notice posted by Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast. It read: “We’ve received several messages over...
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Rick Chaffee
May 1, 20205 min read
Attitude, Prayer and Provision
The Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Philippi from his prison cell these words: I know that this will turn out for my deliverance...
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Rick Chaffee
May 1, 20206 min read
None of These Diseases
So much has changed for us within the last month. We are a community trying to figure out how to connect with one another when everyone...
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