On Life and Time!

By Rev. Dr. Bobbie McKay  •  December 11, 2025

Time speaks and we try to listen, not always knowing that God speaks through the medium of sudden and unexpected ideas. Time disappears and we grow impatient. Time goes away and we lose hope.

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