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Continue reading →: Butler MuralsThe Walldogs descended upon Butler PA in 2016, painting several murals across the city in an event spanning several days. This group of wildly creative and highly skilled muralists come from all over the world to beautify various communities with ‘street art’ that is consistent with the historical significance of…
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Continue reading →: Ebenezer Covered BridgeLocated in Mingo Creek County Park in Washington County, the Ebenezer Covered Bridge originally crossed Maple Creek at Ginger Hill. It was moved to it’s current location in 1977 during the construction of I-70 and placed on the abutments of an earlier bridge. This covered bridge is 32 feet long…
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Continue reading →: Abandoned Pennsylvania TurnpikeIn order to improve traffic flow, a 13-mile section of the PA Turnpike was re-routed in 1968, leaving an apocalyptic-looking landscape just outside of Breezewood. The abandoned roadway is mostly open to walkers, bikers, hikers and explorers. Rays Hill Tunnel, along the abandoned stretch, is 0.67 miles long and was…
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Continue reading →: Have This Attitude
Paul implores his readers in this passage to strive after one fundamental thing. He wants them on the same page, being unified in this one specific purpose: being Christlike. Being like Christ has many aspects to it. It certainly includes the things I do (my behavior), but it’s also who…
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Continue reading →: Worthy Conduct
The phase in this passage ‘conduct yourself’ in a general sense means to do everything in your power to be a good citizen. It’s root word comes from the word that we get ‘politics’. Paul’s readers would get what he’s saying: do individually what is necessary for the good of…
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Business Opening
Signs of economic life as the virus curve flattens. Hopefully all the small businesses get back on their feet quickly. They are all essential!
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Masks
Where is your mask? Suddenly, the ‘my body, my choice’ thing isn’t really a thing anymore apparently. This photo was from a store that you’d want to wear a mask into on a regular day. I walked into Walmart tonight to buy a toilet seat, of all things. A necessary…
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Shopping Requirements
Supposedly, starting Monday, face masks will be a requirement to enter the stores in Pennsylvania. Someone is actually going to tell me what should be on my body so I can buy groceries? Should we cut to the chase and just get the 666 on our foreheads now?
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Park Closures
There are still closure signs everywhere. Alameda Park in Butler PA has been closed for weeks. There are still very few people out, but that makes perfect sense because where would they go? Our nannies have told us what is best. Stay home. Work remotely. Be afraid. Lock the doors. Wear…
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Stay Safe
Traffic seemed heavier tonight. People are either getting weary of staying at home or they’re getting brave. Maybe both. Messages on our restaurants still abound with well-wishes to the community. We wish them all the very best as they hopefully reopen soon and recover quickly from the potentially devastating economic…
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Continue reading →: Corona Virus – Darkness and Light
The darkness is always extinguished by light. Even amid the heavy cloud of fear and uncertainty, light comes bursting forth in the form of love and hope. Easter Sunday is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave, who gives love and hope… and life to all…
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Continue reading →: To Live IS Christ
The most succinct description of what it means to be a Christian has been written in God’s Word in Philippians 1:21. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. To live is Christ: What does this even mean? To live AS Christ would be loving as…
This site is a collection of my commentary on theology, current events, and everyday blue collar life. My primary purpose is to share my own personal studies in the Scriptures and to show how the Bible has been changing my life. The content here is meant to be an encouragement to my brothers and sisters in Christ: to view everything through the lens of God’s Word, for the Scriptures are what shapes our thinking and governs our behavior.
Establish my footsteps in Your Word ~ Psalm 119:133 