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Mogadore Christian Church c. 1925.  Laying the cornerstone at the second (current) church building at 106 S. Cleveland Avenue.  The building is still under construction as can be seen when this photo was taken. 

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I've been thinking about... life lessons from Mom.

I’ve been thinking about… life lessons from Mom.

It’s amazing what we learn from our mothers.  We spend our teenage years not paying attention, our 20’s and 30’s not being around, and our middle age rediscovering an old friend.  At least that’s been my story.

The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom. –Henry Ward Beecher

My mom passed away just over a month ago at the age of 73, the victim of an undetected rare cancer called multiple…

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFcmaZUYGto)

Farewell to Stromness, is a simple and enchanting piece originally for piano composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 - 2016). Farewell to Stromness is played in this recording by Brian Ebie on the 1983 Earl Russell harpsichord of two keyboards and three choirs of strings, 8, 8, 4' and lute stop.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUFjFrN86VA)

Here’s a great old phonograph recording of Billy Jones and Ernest Hare singing “That Old Gang of Mine” on an Edison Diamond Disc phonograph record.

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I've been thinking about... Why you should come back to church. --Brian Ebie

I've been thinking about... why you should come back to church.

I heard about this man. He was stranded on a deserted island for several years. When he was finally found, the rescuers noticed he had made three huts on the island. They asked him what the three huts on the little island were for.

“Well,” said the man, “That’s where I LIVE…and that other one is where I go to CHURCH.

“Then what is that third hut over there?”  they asked?

“OH”… he replied, “That…

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I've been thinking about... singing a hymn --Brian Ebie

I've been thinking about hymns in worship....

Hymns in Worship

I heard about a pastor who asked his congregation to consider giving a little extra in the offering plate. He said that whoever gave the most would be able to pick out three hymns.

After the offering plates were passed, the pastor noticed that someone had contributed a $100 bill. Extremely grateful, he wanted to personally thank the generous person before the whole congregation.

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I've been thinking about... Studying the Scriptures -- Brian Ebie

Feasting upon the Words of Christ

by Brian Ebie

“Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.”  2 Nephi 32:3

How well do you know the scriptures?

The old Pastor entered a Sunday-School class as the lesson was in…

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