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My daughter Anna has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), genetically modified Autism, and Postural Orthostatic Tacacardia Syndrome (POTS), and about another dozen physical and psychological conditions that make it necessary for her to have a service dog for her to have a shot at independence. Late last Thursday night or Friday morning depending on how you
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I have a sign at home that says, “Everyone wants to change the world. But nobody wants to change the toilet paper roll. Be the change.” It is hanging right above where the toilet paper is, and also right over the trash can. This bathroom is set up in such a way that with near
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I love The X-Files, a TV show about FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigating unexplained cases. By season 3, they faced numerous traumatic events, including kidnappings, near-death experiences, and government conspiracies. We enjoy stories of struggle and growth, seen in movies and the Bible with figures like Joseph, Job, and Jesus. However, it’s hard to
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In the opening scenes of the iconic movie, The Princess Bride, Princess Buttercup loved to order her farm-boy Wesley around. It didn’t matter if the request was big or small reasonable or unreasonable, he always responded saying “As you wish,” and then went and did it. Then one day she realized that when he said
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In Genesis 15, God let Abram witness Him entering into a covenant on Abram’s behalf. The covenant was with Abram in the sense that it was for Abram, but it did not depend on Abram. His part in this covenant was not to take an oath, but to be the legal witness of God’s oath
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things, there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23, NIV). My wife, Mandi, has a green thumb. A big green thumb, if I am honest. And it will not be denied! She often talks about the garden as
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This past week, I became the interim pastor at West Newbury Congregational Church in West Newbury, MA. Yeah, I am still at Twins….this is a part-time call. But as I have said before, the “Pastor” in “Pastor Padron” is legit. This is my message from Sunday, June 22, 2025. My text was Luke 5:17-26, where
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I am excited to announce that, as of June 22, 2025, I will be serving as the Interim Pastor at West Newbury Congregational Church in West Newbury, MA, while they conduct a search for a new pastor. No, I am not leaving my position at Twins Smoke Shop and will continue to manage the Londonderry
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The other day, I was scrolling through a news feed and came across an article with the tagline: “Publix to close all 1,448 stores for 24 hours as it joins retail ‘blackout’.” Curious about what this blackout referred to and which other chains were joining in, I soon discovered that the retail blackout meant closing
Not Just Blowing Smoke with Pastor Padron 