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These are my weekly articles that are published in the Lake Charles American Press. I hope and pray that they are helpful to you, as we grow in our faith together. God bless you!
Rev. Weldon C. Bares
"Comparing Report Cards" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
A young boy had some bad grades on his report card. He was hesitant to show his father the card. He was exploring the attic one day and...
"Finding God in Silence" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
My earliest memories of libraries are those of stern librarians saying, "Shhhh!" We often struggle with silence, but scripture affirms...
"A Lesson from Worcestershire Sauce About Patience" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
In the mid-1800s, an English traveler, Lord Marcus Sandy, was in Bombay, India. At a restaurant, he was served a delicious sauce. He...
"Two Hours or Two Minutes?" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
Does the name Edward Everett sound familiar to you? He was a famous orator who delivered the speech that preceded President Lincoln’s...
"The End is Not the End" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
Mitch Albom is a really good author who has sold over 40 million books. He is a columnist for the Detroit Free Press. He wrote...
"Mommy Muscles!" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
I arrived at our church early one weekday morning for a meeting. At the same time, a woman was getting out of her car headed for the...
"Who Was Sojourner Truth?" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
Have you ever heard of Sojourner Truth? She escaped from slavery in 1826 with her baby daughter. She was a member of the Methodist...
"New Ways of Cheating?" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
An article in a national publication was entitled, “eCheating: Students spin a Web of deceit on tests.” The article observed,...
"500,000 Euros in a Broken Boiler" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
An article in the Wall Street Journal described a man in Germany who wanted to hide his money and so he stuffed over 500,000 Euros in a...
"Are You Facing Trouble?" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
I like the story about a wife who came up to her husband one day and said, "Honey, there's trouble with the car. It has water in the...
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