I was visiting our local nursing home the other day. I have to admit, I don't like nursing homes. Don't get me wrong, they provide a great service, most of the homes that I've known have been staffed by wonderful people, and the residents can be a blast to visit with. Maybe I inherited my fobia from my great-grandmother. She was a nurse in the early part of the 20th centruy and learned to hate what passed for "nursing homes" back then.

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On Sunday evenings starting September 12 we will have special sermon series called "Top 10 Sins & Struggles." Each week we will look at one of the top 10 sins and struggles as decided by those who turn in surveys (or fill out this online survey). This survey collects NO personal information, everything is anonymous. So either just fill in your number 1, or list up to three and help us make out the list for this special series.  **Even if you are logged into the site, the record of your submission has no identifying records!!**

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Have you ever sat through a boring sermon? I know I have, both in the pew and in the pulpit. I know, I know, you only get out of it what you put into it. As a preacher I've said that many times. "Even a boring sermon can be beneficial if you listen with purpose!" Truth is, most of us preachers just say stuff like that to put the burden more on you when we've gone and really tanked one. Can you get something out of a boring sermon? Sure, but the truth is no one really wants to preach a boring sermon any more than anyone wants to sit through one. (My opinion is) it's the preacher's job to try to make the message as engaging as possible. After all, the word of God is "active and living and sharper than any two edged sword," making it interesting shouldn't really be that hard. But sometimes it is.