Month: July 2021

Five months after Joanna’s passing . . . remembering the lively soul who brought us joy 
by Bill Jones

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(Scroll down for links to my previous blog tributes to Joanna since her passing.) Friends who have lost their longtime spouses through death tell me it eventually gets easier . . . but only with the passage of time . . . years, in some cases. Daddy lived 10 years after Mother passed away. I Read more . . .

Sunday, July 4th . . . 17 years ago at Wilshire Baptist Church: “The Cross and the Flag” 
Sermon by George A. Mason, Senior Pastor, July 4, 2004 (audio)

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EDITOR’S NOTE: George Mason preached this sermon on July 4, 2004, the first time Joanna and I visited Wilshire Baptist Church (we soon became members). Our previous church had given itself over completely to nationalistic fervor on patriotic holidays – America first, Jesus . . . we’ll get back to you next week. George’s sermon Read more . . .