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DID THE FLASH GO OFF?
Much like faith in a light switch doing its job, hoping to capture an image and wondering "Did the flash go off?" barely takes a moment, but it can give the illumination necessary to preserve an image for a lifetime.
It's a question I heard often at family gatherings - and one I continue to ask regarding my own flashes of brilliance: some underexposed, out of focus or perhaps not that bright after all. But every once in awhile . . . something clicks!

to the tunes . . .








Marc Haney
Sep 2, 20241 min read
Games People Play
Hide and seek in the garden God will always find us And when he does (he ALWAYS does) He brings us home free - leaving our past far...
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Marc Haney
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Pastoral Candidate Number 4.5
Update from the Search Committee (an excerpt from a recent interview) Committee Chair: What is your favorite hymn and why? Candidate...
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Marc Haney
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Suggestion Box
Don’t say that I’m a sinner Just tell me I’m a winner Don’t wake me from my dream Of perfect, selfish steam I’m incompletely free to be...
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Marc Haney
Mar 26, 20241 min read
Tongues? Of course I'm right!
Within the Church, there are clearly opinions and interpretations regarding the words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 14:5. On the...
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Marc Haney
Jan 19, 20241 min read
Children's Time
As the pastor dismissed the children, after providing a short lesson on The Lord’s Prayer, he noticed a puzzled look on the face of one...
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Marc Haney
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Choose Your Cruise
Sail with us . . . on the shallow seas of blissful superficiality, in the company of celebrity saints - brothers and sisters who know how...
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Marc Haney
Jul 31, 20231 min read
My Homeowners Policy
I spoke with my assurance agent about updating the replacement value of a few of my prized possessions.* Namely: 1) absolute truths 2)...
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Marc Haney
Jul 12, 20231 min read
A Prayer Worrier Triple Play
"Just a quick prayer (to keep it all religious), God give us quick answers. We don't have time to sit around and wait. It's almost time...
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Marc Haney
May 31, 20231 min read
Our first caller . . .
from the archives of KMTN 46.35 fm North Topeka’s choice for underground religious roots radio KMTN: Welcome to KMTN Radio’s community...
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Marc Haney
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Unsung
Overlooked and ignored, the hero felt as unsung as a third verse in a Baptist hymnal.
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Marc Haney
Apr 25, 20231 min read
True Blue
I was kneelin’ at the corner of First Fruits and Vine. Legend has it that these were the first lyrics penned by the obscure and often...
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Marc Haney
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Balcony Closed . . .
. . . for tonight's service. The pastor has a way of making the Bible come alive; like you're actually there as it's taking place instead...
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Marc Haney
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Pew 'taters
In the mid 1970’s, long before binge watching became a thing, the term “couch potato” surfaced as a popular term for what a person...
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Marc Haney
Jan 2, 20231 min read
The Year of NOAH
In a welcome spirit of unity, several of our church committees have acknowledged the need to restrict or revise the practice of...
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Marc Haney
Nov 11, 20221 min read
From the Back Pew
There had been an unspoken agreement among the congregation not to take the pastor, or the Scripture, literally when his sermon text was...
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Marc Haney
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Woodstock, Rock and Blues in the Pews
As a sheltered, naive teen from the Woodstock era, I had misconceptions regarding the meaning of "high church." The problems began when I...
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Marc Haney
Oct 4, 20221 min read
5 Popular Church Dances
. . . at churches that allow dancing The Potluck Polka (originally a line dance) The Scripture Twist (many variations) The Holy-Baloo...
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Marc Haney
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Wouldn't It Be Heavenly?
I wasn't happy with the way worship was heading in our church. It certainly didn't seem to be heading in a heavenly direction. I arranged...
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Marc Haney
Sep 30, 20222 min read
The Prayer Worrier
. . . I suppose I could start praying during commercials. Does prayer time add up? Like twenty, thirty second prayers - would that be the...
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