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Mark Parker
Jan 202 min read
Hang on ... it might get bumpy!
It was a cold week. Way too cold. One of those colds where you just wait and want it to be not cold. So as we think about our next...
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Mark Parker
Jan 122 min read
4000 weeks
As our happiness expedition continues a couple of things resonated with me this week. I read a little, I listened a little, I studied a...
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Mark Parker
Jan 62 min read
Don't worry be happy!
Do you remember the song? It's by Bobby McFerrin from 1988. It has sold millions of units. At the 1989 Grammy Awards it won for song...
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Mark Parker
Dec 28, 20231 min read
That's a wrap!
So here's a question, where did 2023 go? It was so fast-this last trip around the sun. I think back on this last year and remember a...
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Mark Parker
Dec 2, 20232 min read
In the blender
Have you ever had one of those veggie/fruit smoothies? I think we should bring a blender to Sunday School and try some different recipes....
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Mark Parker
Nov 23, 20231 min read
Lepidopterology
What a word. There's no way you can not continue reading this one with a start like that. And just to keep it interesting, I'm not...
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Mark Parker
Nov 11, 20231 min read
What you got there?
I had an interesting thing happen this week at work. It's happened maybe 10 times over my 25 years at this company. It's been maybe 4...
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Elijah Parker
Nov 4, 20231 min read
OCC Packing Party!
We will have our annual OCC packing party on Sunday, November 12th following the morning service. There will be a light lunch and snacks...
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Mark Parker
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Mt. Vernon's Got Talent
Have you ever watched that show on TV "America's got talent?" The premise of the show is that people come and perform (sing, dance,...
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Mark Parker
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Seeds
I'm looking out the window as I write this. I'm pondering the last week. It's been a very eventful week! Today is a very windy day. ...
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Mark Parker
Oct 14, 20231 min read
Failure
Apologies for the late post, I suppose I've failed today! Last week, we talked about success. We used David's attitude as he faced...
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Mark Parker
Oct 7, 20231 min read
Success!
Have you ever had a big victory? Not a win that is random, not by chance, not a drawing or a guessing contest. Something big. Something...
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Mark Parker
Sep 30, 20233 min read
Don't touch that!
I can't write this without thinking about my grandkids. If you put a plate full of identical cookies on the counter and tell them to get...
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Mark Parker
Sep 23, 20232 min read
To be happy we need to "Fill in the blank"
This week, let's fill in this "blank" in the title. I think it's harder than we realize. We're quite good at telling each other,...
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Mark Parker
Sep 9, 20231 min read
Faith and Cinderblocks
Have you ever looked at a cinderblock? It's really just a lot of tiny little pieces of other things (rocks, sand, cement) all pressed...
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Mark Parker
Aug 26, 20232 min read
Reflecting on Trends and the Significance of Symbolism in Worship
Remember Members Only jackets? That was one fad I distinctly recall. From collars turned up to other passing trends, fashion has a way of...
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Mark Parker
Aug 19, 20232 min read
Rules, rules and more rules.
As Americans, we don't really like rules. We think rules apply to everyone else but not use. We like to push boundaries. When you get...
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Mark Parker
Aug 12, 20231 min read
All of my fears like Jericho walls gotta come down,
I met a guy last week for three minutes while in line paying for gas. He told me everything wrong with the world in that three minute...
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Mark Parker
Aug 5, 20231 min read
There's gold in them thar hills!
Au. Element 79, rom the Latin Aurum. Melts at 1947 degrees, boils at 5137 degrees. It's electron configuration is [Xe]4f145d106s1. It's...
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Mark Parker
Jul 29, 20231 min read
Get in the boat
It's been a wild few weeks for me. Well, let's make that months. Nah ... years! But that's not a bad thing. My daily life is a...
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