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Well, after job hunting for about a month with no apparent success, I am starting work on a lunch shift at an Arby’s restaurant in Grand Rapids tomorrow. I interviewed with them today, and with my previous experience in Iowa, I could very easily have a job that would offer a comfortable salary to support [...]

Jesus, Lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempest still is high:
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
Till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide,
O receive my soul at last!
I am sitting up comfortably for the first time in a week.
Last Saturday, as happens periodically in [...]

Well, since this last post on our situation, many have been wondering what would be next on the Linscott landscape. Well, speaking frankly, we’ve been wondering the same thing!
As some may know, the congregation I have served over the last 4 years has always been in a very tight financial situation, and circumstances over the [...]

My town of Skowhegan, Maine made national radio today. You can listen to or read the story here. It gives a bit of perspective on how people around here are struggling.

Those of you still aspiring to be serious, what is the “form” of the church and what environmental conditions permit us to adapt that form? What “rules” can we profitably break and which rules can we not break on pain of apostasy?
See the question in context.

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I was listening to the Albert Mohler Radio Program a couple of days ago. This question and response brought to mind some recent discussions I have read and been a part of regarding the use of staff titles. I have provided the full clip here, but transcribed the most applicable part.
It reminds us again that [...]

This is my grandfather’s grave. My grandpa, Reginald F. Linscott, was a WWII veteran who served in the US Army on the Pacific front. My son bears his name.
My heartfelt gratitude to those whose sons, husbands, and fathers gave their lives on the field of battle so that we might enjoy the liberties we do [...]

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Seriously, congratulations to new dad Scott Aniol and his wife Becky on the birth of their new son!