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    Sermon On The Flysheets Of Life

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 24, 2025
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    One of the definitions of a flysheet pertains to an additional outer covering of a tent that provides extra protection against bad weather.

    Marilyn Monroe, a former American actress and model once remarked: “I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but ...read more

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    Sermon On A Total Eclipse In Life

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 21, 2025
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    An eclipse is defined as a shrouding in which the whole of the disc of the sun or moon is obscured.

    Gerald of Wales, a Cambro-Norman priest and historian, once remarked: “For human nature is so made that only what is unusual and infrequent excites wonder or is regarded as of value. We make no wonder of the rising and the setting of the sun which we see every day; and yet there is nothing in the ...read more

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    Sermon On The Queen's Gambit

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 18, 2025
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    Chess is a two-player, ancient board game of challenge and strategy played on an 8x8 checkered board with 64 squares.

    José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera, a Cuban chess player once remarked: "In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to ...read more

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    Sermon On The Legitimacy Of Inshallah

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 14, 2025
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    Hope is said to be a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.

    Christine Evangelou a British-born motivational coach, writer, author and poet once remarked: “Change is supremely inconvenient, uncomfortable and naturally scary. Yet we only move through life through the process of change, reinvention and renewal, and so bravery is our quintessential rebel for ...read more

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    Sermon On Proponents Of God

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 11, 2025
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    A proponent is essentially defined as a person who advocates a theory, proposal or course of action.

    Brennan Manning, an American author once remarked: “For those who feel their lives are a grave disappointment to God, it requires enormous trust and reckless, raging confidence to accept that the love of Jesus Christ knows no shadow of alteration or change. When Jesus said, "Come to me, all ...read more

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    Sermon On A Wooded Glade

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 7, 2025
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    A wooded glade is defined as an open, often sunny clearing within a forest. Essentially, a small, treeless meadow that allows sunlight to penetrate the forest canopy.

    Elizabeth Gaskell, an English novelist and biographer once remarked: "By the soft green light in the woody glade, On the banks of moss where thy childhood played; By the household tree, thro' which thine eye; First looked in love to the summer sky." Joshua 17:15 reminds us: And Joshua ...read more

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    Sermon On The Autumnal Equinox

    Contributed by William Meakin on Sep 4, 2025
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    The autumnal equinox marks the official transition from summer into autumn.

    Albert Camus, a French philosopher and novelist once remarked: “O light! This is the cry of all the characters of ancient drama brought face to face with their fate. This last resort was ours, too, and I knew it now. In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible ...read more

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    Sermon On A Journey To The Light

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 31, 2025
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    A "journey to the light" has multi-faceted definitions which describe a metaphorical, spiritual, or personal process of growth, healing, and transformation, moving from a state of darkness, ignorance, or despair towards knowledge, hope, and enlightenment.

    Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher and writer once remarked: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". John 8:12 reminds us: Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” A ...read more

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    Sermon On The Sea Breezes Of Life

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 28, 2025
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    A sea breeze is considered to be a clement wind that blows across a large body of water towards or onto a landmass, especially during the afternoon.

    Erica Billups, a female American author and poet once remarked: “Take me to the ocean. Let me sail the open sea. To breathe the warm and salty air and dream of things to be.” Acts 27:13-14 reminds us: “Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed ...read more

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    Sermon On A Gilded Cage

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 25, 2025
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    A gilded cage is defined as an enclosure, often with gold leaf or other exterior glamorous material intimating luxury.

    Lynette Noni, a female Australian author once remarked: “Sometimes the people who act like they don’t care are really the ones who care the most. They feel so much that it overwhelms them, and to keep from falling apart, they hide behind easy smiles and quick laughter, acting like nothing matters. ...read more

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    Sermon On The Way To The Stars

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 21, 2025
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    The idiom: "The Way To The Stars" is often used metaphorically, especially in contexts like the RAF motto "Per ardua ad astra" (Through adversity to the stars).

    Norman Vincent Peale, an American author once remarked: “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.” Genesis 1:14-18 reminds us: “And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for ...read more

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    Sermon On Dreams Or Desires?

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 17, 2025
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    Dreams are defined as a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.

    Edgar Allan Poe, an American poet once remarked: “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” Genesis 37:5-9 reminds us: Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even ...read more

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    Sermon On The Sparrows Of Life

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 14, 2025
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    A sparrow is defined as a common bird of flight and song.

    Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist once remarked: “Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Let us literally live from moment to moment.” Matthew 6:26 reminds us: “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor ...read more

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    Sermon On A Sense Of Belonging

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 11, 2025
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    A sense of belonging is the feeling of being accepted, included, and connected to another person, a group or a community.

    Brené Brown, a female American academic once remarked: "True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being a part of something and standing alone in the ...read more

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    Sermon On The Palindromes Of Life

    Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 7, 2025
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    A palindrome is defined as a word, name, sentence, verse, or even number that reads the same backwards or forward.

    Yayoi Kusama, a female Japanese artist once remarked: “With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing 'philosophy of ...read more

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