Chaplain Sam

The Prodigal Son, Part 4

2011-09-19T10:23:00.001-04:00

Yesterday I completed the four-part series on the parable of the Prodigal Son. Here is the Part 4 sermon: (Click here to download the MP3 file.)

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The Prodigal Son, Parts 2 and 3

2011-09-15T13:03:00.001-04:00

I am preaching a 4 part series at Smyrna Wesleyan Church on the parable of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15:11-31. The sermons are being recorded and I will post them on this blog for those who would...

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A Delightful Weekend

2011-08-02T11:22:00.001-04:00

Margaret and I just had a great weekend! Saturday night we, and our friend Ron Jones, went to Stewart’s Brewing Company for dinner and to hear some good music. Ron and Margaret The food...

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Our Friend Jack Clark

2011-08-01T08:31:00.001-04:00

This video is about our friend Jack Clark. Please add him to your prayer list and feel free to email him at jackwclarkjr@gmail.com and say “Hi”!

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Kittens

2011-07-28T12:00:00.001-04:00

We have two kittens, Peregin “Pippin” Took ,and Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck. Pippin is an 11 month old 12 pound male. Merry, despite her name, is female, 10 months old and about 8 pounds....

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Trip To The Delaware State Fair 7/25/11

2011-07-26T10:55:00.001-04:00

I didn’t realize it had been nearly a year since I posted to this blog! I’ve gotten lazy just posting pictures and comments to Facebook. We’ll, I’m back, at least for now! Yesterday Margaret and I...

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Weekly Bible Study

2010-09-02T13:33:00.001-04:00

Margaret and I have been hosting a weekly Bible study in our house for quite a while. Some of the participants have asked for a way they could participate remotely when they could not attend in...

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Blue Hubbard Squash Soup

2010-01-20T12:08:00.001-05:00

A friend gave us a Blue Hubbard Squash. I had no idea what to do with the monster. It weighed about 10 pounds and was approximately 18 inches long, shaped like a giant football. Here is...

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Margaret and the Choir

2009-12-25T14:11:00.001-05:00

There was a beautiful Christmas Eve service at our church last night. One of the highlights was my first opportunity to hear Margaret and our recently formed church choir. l to r back...

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Snowed In

2009-12-22T12:57:00.001-05:00

We had expected to spend Friday night in Lansdale, PA with our friends Sam & Alice Rittenhouse. That turned into three nights when a snow storm dumped about 12 inches of snow in...

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Bucks-Montgomery 2009 Christmas Breakfast

2009-12-22T11:55:00.001-05:00

Friday afternoon, 12/18/09, we drove to Lansdale, PA to spend the night with our friends Sam & Alice Rittenhouse. We did that so we would already be in the area to attend the TFC Bucks-Montgomery...

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Christmas Ice Show

2009-12-13T23:40:00.001-05:00

We went on another date this afternoon. This time it was to the Center Ice Rink at the Delaware State Fair grounds in Harrington, DE to see the 2009 Christmas Ice Show. The main entrance...

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A Time for Christmas

2009-12-09T22:10:00.001-05:00

Margaret and I went on a date tonight to see the 25th Annual Christmas Production at Calvary Assembly of God Church in Dover, DE. This year’s play was A Time for Christmas. The picture...

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1st Christmas Decoration at Home

2009-12-08T20:44:00.001-05:00

Our primary Christmas decorations at home are centered around the front window in our living room. Margaret, with some help from me, has been working on that area the past few days. ...

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Christmas at Macy’s in Philadelphia

2009-12-02T21:30:00.001-05:00

This morning Margaret and I left early on a date. We drove to Newark, DE and boarded a train to downtown Philadelphia to visit Macy’s store and see their Christmas displays. Riding the...

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Clothes Problems

2009-12-02T20:32:00.001-05:00

I put on a pair of dress slacks to wear to the chapel and discovered a problem. I think they are a little bit too large now? Time to get some new dress slacks!

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Our Thanksgiving Dinner

2009-11-26T18:32:00.003-05:00

Today Margaret and I had our Thanksgiving meal. I took her on a date. She is the love of my life and deserves to be spoiled much more often. We went to the DuPont Country Club outside of...

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2nd Annual Thanksgiving For Trucker Friends

2009-11-22T20:40:00.001-05:00

Three of our truck driver friends live near us. Last year Margaret invited them to join us for our Thanksgiving meal. We repeated the invitations this year. The past eight years we...

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Pet Sitting

2009-11-17T15:58:00.001-05:00

We have been pet sitting for friends the past few days. Over the weekend we had our friend Jim Tracy’s dog, “Baby Girl”, a Red Bone Coon Hound. She and Jim have been to our house numerous...

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I’m Back!

2009-11-11T20:03:00.001-05:00

I have not been posting or doing much more than email on the net for quite a while. The hard drive on my laptop crashed and I have had limited internet access. Even when I can get on via...

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Another Eleven Pounds!

2009-09-03T15:26:00.001-04:00

I was at the doctor’s office this morning for my monthly weigh-in and check up. I weighed 313 pounds today which is another 11 pounds lost since last month and a total of 54 pounds lost so...

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Official Weight Loss Numbers

2009-08-03T19:40:00.001-04:00

I had a good visit with my doctor today. I like his scales! According to that I actually lost 19 lbs in July. That makes my overall weight loss 43 lbs so far. PTL! ...

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Weight Loss Update

2009-08-02T22:00:00.001-04:00

I am starting my second month on a Very Low Calorie (VLC) diet of 600 to 800 calories/day under my doctor’s supervision. I began a food diary on July 2 and have been daily entering everything I eat...

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A Weekend Away

2009-07-13T17:22:00.001-04:00

Last Friday afternoon we drove to Sayre, PA to check in to the BriMarie Inn for the weekend. The BriMarie is a Victoria bed & breakfast plus a restaurant. I had stayed there once before but...

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The Car Is Back

2009-07-13T15:59:00.001-04:00

Yeah! We got the Toyota back from the body shop Thursday. They did a great job on the repairs. You can’t tell that it has been hit. In fact, the passenger side now looks better than...

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