Rules for New Life

We are blessed with many terrific volunteers at BBC and I want to thank all of you who helped with Vacation Bible School this past week. Many of you who volunteer at our church also help other worthy organizations here on the Cape and I want to offer my congratulations to our webmaster Michael Kemp…

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Body Building

Jill and I have been enjoying watching the Olympics. It is so humbling to see these athletes some as young as high school students and others in their thirties who have so thoroughly dedicated themselves to pursuing an Olympic medal that they have made countless sacrifices for many years. From being ruthless about their diet…

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Overhearing A Prayer

One of the things that Christians know we should do yet often struggle to do or feel inadequate about is prayer. How many of us could say, “I am very confident and comfortable with the prayer in my life, I pray more than enough and my prayers are impactful and effective.” I think far more…

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The Perfect Gift

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 There are some traditional things that summer brings. The ability to eat at our favorite seasonal restaurants. A change in traffic patterns. Summer guests And the usual trek to…

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The Importance of Being Prepared

Congratulations to my wife Jill and to Ernie Hebert who later today will complete the entire 103 mile Housing with Love Walk that began in Provincetown on Monday and ends in Falmouth this afternoon. That is an accomplishment. On Thursday morning I was driving Jill, our neighbor Vicki who also did the whole walk, and…

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When You’re Rejected at Home

Being rejected is a painful experience. Whether it’s trying out for a musical group, a part in a play, or a sports team; whether it’s being rejected by a potential employer, publisher, college, or an individual we’re interested in, rejection hurts. Perhaps it hurts the most when we are rejected by those who have known…

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When Life Causes Us to Doubt, Then What?

As our country approaches its birthday this Wednesday we are in the midst of a presidential election campaign year while a host of issues confront us as a nation that collectively we as a people and government have not been able to resolve well or come together to face. Some of what I see in…

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The Motivating Power of Failure

I know some of you are reading through the Gospels this summer and if you are you will see many stories of Jesus healing people. Jesus and the disciples successfully heal many, many people. In the first few chapters of Mark’s Gospel Jesus commands an unclean spirit to come out of a man (1:26) heals…

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Make Today Count

Our guest preacher today is Dr. Victor F. Scalise. Dr. Scalise served as a pastor at the United Parish in Brookline, MA, where he was Senior Pastor from 1960 – 1977.  He also served as Interim Pastor for 17 American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts (TABCOM) and was recognized by Morehouse College, where he was inducted…

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