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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
"The Holidays Can Be Painful" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
The holiday season can be a time of pain for people. It's not all beautiful Christmas trees and smiling children sitting around opening...
"Bob Dylan Movie - 'A Complete Unknown" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
A movie about Bob Dylan will be released on Christmas Day. The film stars Timothee Chalamet as the young Dylan and is entitled “A...
"Lest We Forget" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
An old story tells of a Persian king who rose from a poverty-stricken home to the glory of being king. When he was crowned king, he sent...
"How Can We Grow Closer to God?" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
Someone recently asked me, “I want to be closer to God. How can I do that? What do you suggest?” I commended this person for wanting to...
"Do You Know the Fiftieth Child?" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
Frank Crane was a Presbyterian minister who wrote an essay many years ago entitled "The 50th Boy." Try to update his words from 1923 to...
"Are You Feeling Rejected? - by Rev. Weldon Bares
I love the writings of G. Campbell Morgan. I especially love his background story. In 1888, he was a candidate for the ministry in his...
"Visiting the Ancient City of Philippi" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
It was a wonderful privilege on a group tour to visit the ancient city of Philippi in northern Greece recently. The highlight of the trip...
"Visiting the Isle of Patmos" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
One of the highlights of a recent group trip to Greece was visiting the small island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. Does the name of...
"My Bad Potato Soup Recipe" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
I tried a recipe in the crock pot some time ago that was called “Easy Fix Potato Soup.” Yeah, right. Easy fix. T The recipe called for...
"Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
The race between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858 for the United States Senate was one of the hardest fought in the history of...
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