Dick Sharber
State of the State (ABCNJ)
The Annual Session of American Baptist Churches of New Jersey took place early in October. As usual, the big room was packed – an...
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Dick Sharber
Sep 292 min read
Faith in Normal Language
How many people have you led to Christ, using the “Roman Road”?
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Dick Sharber
Sep 132 min read
Divine Initiative/Human Freedom
Meeting a sick elderly man in the hospital with his son bedside, the mood was bleak. The patient’s future appeared likely to continue...
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Dick Sharber
Jul 42 min read
The Elephant (or Donkey) in the Room
Thinking politically. We can hardly get away from it this season! So where do we start? We hope to have our politics thoroughly...
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Andrew Wilson
Jun 112 min read
Praying Jesus' Way
(From Christianity Today, Author Andrew Wilson) Most of us pray the Lord’s Prayer backwards. A few years ago, my wife and I were on an...
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Dick Sharber
May 72 min read
Still Waters, Still Available
Long ago, a “field worker” with extended outdoor shifts looked around at those in his charge – a flock of sheep. In a prayerful state of...
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Dick Sharber
Apr 33 min read
Crossing Over To Life
Max Lucado tells the story of a missionary in Brazil who discovered a tribe of Indians in a remote part of the jungle. They lived near a...
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Dick Sharber
Mar 22 min read
The Quiet Side of Faith
Mornings can have a bleak side for me. Even in a warm and safe house, usually after a decent night’s sleep, with work that I’m happy to...
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Dick Sharber
Feb 12 min read
The Becomers
The psalms reflect two sides of our nature. One theme is our waywardness and need for forgiveness and a Savior. As in the abject...
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Dick Sharber
Jan 62 min read
Annual Report
Hamburg Baptist Church celebrated our 225th birthday in July, noting connections with our roots, illustrated by a state-of-the-art...
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Dick Sharber
Dec 2, 20232 min read
A Step Toward Christmas Peace
Lebanon-born Ali Elhajj came to faith in Christ while living in America. As he encountered evangelical culture, he became troubled by how...
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Dick Sharber
Nov 6, 20232 min read
If Life Were a Ballgame
Growing up, daydreams were typically of being a baseball star (or a singer in a band). Many years later, parallels keep coming, between...
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Dick Sharber
Sep 29, 20232 min read
Connecting The Dots With Grace
Our youngest son’s wedding last weekend was a necessarily packed experience. 200 miles to a schedule of events in unknown territory....
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Douglas Mac Rae
Jul 6, 20232 min read
An Outreach of Food And Faith
Grace’s Pantry is an outreach ministry of five local churches that seek to ease the struggling of local families who find themselves in...
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Dick Sharber
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Our Quiet Festival
Christmas. Easter. Pentecost. Through the centuries, the big three celebrations of the church year. The first two shape the whole month...
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Dick Sharber
May 2, 20232 min read
Source for Far and Near
Voice of the Martyrs offers support to mistreated Christians scattered all over. The leader, Cole, wrote: This is my 25th year as a Bible...
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Dick Sharber
Apr 16, 20232 min read
The Difference Easter Makes
Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, together with his wife, Kay, went through a devastating loss when their 27 year-old son...
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Dick Sharber
Mar 5, 20232 min read
Privileges or Connections?
I belong to the American Automobile Association. Very handy whenever we have needed road service. I have no relationship with any other...
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Dick Sharber
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Annual Report
Continuity marked our church’s experience during 2022. To continue seeing a vital expression of faith and love, even through the third...
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Dick Sharber
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Scattered Beams
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the...
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