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Brief, Weather-Appreciating Friday Night Greetings!

Wow, what a gorgeous day it was this afternoon! As gloomy and cold as it has been recently, this is a pleasant uptick. 🙂 Please keep our local loved ones in your prayers. While much of the sickness has passed for many, trials persist, and the “bugs” are still around… Tonight’s brief greetings are below. […]

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Sabbath Greetings and Samurai Swords

Howdy, everyone! Tonight’s video is a bit longer than usual, but for once I decided I wasn’t going to sweat it. It meant I got to show off one of my favorite possessions to make a point, so I told myself I would just enjoy it. In other news, as mentioned in the video we […]

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Upbeat Friday Night Greetings!

Hard to explain why, but I sure feel upbeat tonight! Things are popping in the Work, year-end obligations are coming to an end, and the future looks to be filled with opportunity… Or maybe it’s just that Christmas is finally behind us. 🙂 Have a wonderful Sabbath! Tonight’s greetings are below.

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Quick “Saturday Morning” greetings, from Charlotte!

Howdy, everyone, and I apologize this is up so late! The fellowshipping after Mr. Ames’ Bible study went on much later than I expected. But it’s hard to tear yourself away from so many friends and loved ones who’ve come from so far to be together. 🙂 Tonight’s greetings video is below. Have a beautiful […]

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Greetings on the Road

Howdy, everyone. Tonight’s greetings are a bit briefer than usual and talk some about the tragic events in Connecticut. I fail to say so in the video, but my thoughts are also with some of you out there who have been through similar tragedies in your own lives. Let’s all pray that God will send […]

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Some discussion about Wallace G. Smith, Sr.

Howdy, everyone, and I hope that you Sabbath is off to a peaceful and restful start. Let me say briefly here what I don’t think I remembered to say in tonight’s video: my thanks to the many of you who heard of the death of my father, Wallace G. Smith, Sr., in Texas this week […]

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An atheist who doubts evolution and a request for website feedback

Howdy, everyone! I hope your Sabbath has begun well. In the Friday Night Greetings, below, I ask for some feedback on the local website here: what you think of the visual theme, what you think of other themes such as those for the congregations in the “Blogroll” section, what you’d like to see on the […]

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Post-Thanksgiving Night Greetings!

Howdy, everyone! Tonight’s video is a little light fare after a day of heavy eating. 🙂 Hopefully none of you ventured into “gluttony” territory, yesterday! For my part, I did pretty good; the closest I came to that mistake was, I think, the extra cookie or two I ate for dessert. It was a wonderful […]

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COE & Thanksgiving Thoughts

Howdy, everyone, and I pray that your Sabbath is off to a wonderful start! Tonight’s Friday Night Greetings contain a few comments about this week’s Council of Elders meetings and next week’s Thanksgiving Day observance. Our Spokesman Club page should be up and running on this website by now. We didn’t use it much last […]

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Let not your heart be troubled!

Howdy, everyone, and welcome to another Sabbath evening! The Friday Night Greetings video is below, with a few post-Presidential Election thoughts. I hope you find them “centering.” Have a wonderful Sabbath!

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