http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/ en-us 2012-03-14T11:40:51+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2012_03.html#000220    There is one of the greatest short stories of life in Matthew 13:45.  It's the story of a man's search for something rare and precious.  It's a story of a man who knew what he was looking for, and... Chaplain cccs 2012-03-14T11:40:51+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2012_02.html#000219      This year, 2012 in America is a very important year.  It is that time again to pick a new president or re-elect the one in office for four more years.  Also, many state and federal offices are up for... Chaplain cccs 2012-02-04T13:58:56+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2012_01.html#000218     The American scene is one of great opportunities, but they come at a price.  Everything is built on power and money.  The way to get ahead is the driving force and it's leaving a path of destruction wider than... Chaplain cccs 2012-01-26T18:09:10+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2012_01.html#000217     Well, Christmas is over and the New Year begins.  Its wintertime and the snow and cold temperatures are our constant challenges.  Oh how the joy of Christmas slips away so quickly in cold weather.     So, how can we... Chaplain cccs 2012-01-19T11:49:56+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2012_01.html#000216 Another year is almost over. In a few weeks we will be in 2012. The possibility of doing much more in 2011 is slipping away. But, it’s a great time of year. Christmas is a time when even mean... Chaplain cccs 2012-01-13T21:36:42+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_11.html#000215     Two words are very important in the English language; communication and cooperation.  These words are the key, many times, between success or failure.  Success or failure in marriage, a business, your job, or just getting along in this world.... Chaplain cccs 2011-11-23T19:25:25+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_11.html#000214     The first century church had one thing in common; A Growing Passion To Reproduce.  This they did through evangelism and discipleship.  Their goal was not just to evangelize, but to make disciples.     The American churches have lost this... Pastor cccs 2011-11-21T18:01:36+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_11.html#000213     The world needs good finishers, not just good starters.  We have many who start well, but finish badly.  Somewhere along in life's journey, people either lose their passion and vision or their past was not always honest, and it... Chaplain cccs 2011-11-10T17:54:43+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_10.html#000212     Every crisis brings sorrow and heart ache.  But it also gives people an opportunity to help one another.  Sometimes out of ashes heroes are born.  Not that they rush into a burning building but they are there in a... Chaplain cccs 2011-10-13T19:31:56+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_08.html#000211     Life is too short to be unhappy and sad.  Or, like some, to always be mad.  Did you ever stop to think that a day wasted is one you will never get back?  We only have so many days... Chaplain cccs 2011-08-03T12:43:11+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_07.html#000210      When you travel to new places and foreign lands, you learn so much.  You see so much.  All around the world people are just like us at home.  They work, they sleep, they eat, and they find ways to... Chaplain cccs 2011-07-11T16:54:01+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_07.html#000209     Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, "I find no pleasure in them." Ecclesiastes 12:1     We are young but too soon we... Chaplain cccs 2011-07-08T20:11:04+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_06.html#000206     Why do people lose their joy?  Why do people lose their way in this world?  Why do people who were very productive and happy in our society just give up or quit trying?     People like this are everywhere,... Pastor cccs 2011-06-07T18:52:53+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_05.html#000205     This has been a very different spring in most of America.  Rain, rain, rain in some areas.  So, we have flooding along our rivers.  We have bad winds that bring tornadoes that kill and destroy.  Yes, American people have... Chaplain cccs 2011-05-27T18:55:21+00:00 http://www.coganstationchurch.org/buds-journal/archives/2011_05.html#000204               If you think your life is bad, you can make it better.  Each person puts his own value on life.  Each person develops his own value systems.  This begins at a very young age and lasts a whole... Chaplain cccs 2011-05-25T11:46:45+00:00