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Shake Out Your Boots
Being in Boy Scouts was one of the greatest memories in my life. Even though most of the time (in the beginning) I was trying to convince...
Pastoral Staff
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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Adoption
My earliest memories are of being poor. My mom was divorced and we lived on welfare. My siblings and I were pushed around by the...
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Jun 10, 20202 min read
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Obedience
One of the many things that perplex me about Jesus is just how diverse his methods were when it came to healing miracles. You know what I...
Pastoral Staff
Jun 9, 20202 min read
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We've Been Busy, and I Can't Wait for you to see it
The pews have been empty in our sanctuary for quite some time. It’s not an easy sight, especially on a Sunday morning, for this pastor to...
Pastoral Staff
Jun 8, 20202 min read
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God is Still Present
This week I would like to share with everyone a daily tradition I do every night. We call them “Gigs”. This acronym stands for God is...
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Jun 5, 20202 min read
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Spiritual Warfare
Even the world knows that there is good and evil. Just look at movies. The entire series of Lord of The Rings is about Frodo taking an...
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Jun 4, 20202 min read
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How are You Building?
I have always enjoyed the story of the Three Little Pigs. You remember the story; one day Mrs. Pig tells her three sons, Pork, Chop and...
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Jun 3, 20203 min read
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The Mundane
Can I confess something to you? I’ve spent this past week a little bummed out. This Memorial Day weekend was scheduled to be a vacation...
Pastoral Staff
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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What Does This Pastor Have to Say? Nothing.
There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty in our world today. And it is times like these that (hopefully) people turn to their pastor to hear...
Pastoral Staff
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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A Daily Invitation
As my birthday rolled around I received many blessings by seeing or hearing from loved ones and friends. I remember thanking God for...
Pastoral Staff
May 29, 20201 min read
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Gotta Serve Somebody
May 28, 2020 A song that I find relating to scripture a lot is, “Gotta Serve Somebody” by my man Bob Dylan. The line I think of most is,...
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May 28, 20202 min read
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Thy Will Be Done
Sunday, May 24th our granddaughter, Joy would have been four years old, but we lost her when she was just three months old. A few months...
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May 27, 20203 min read
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Tuning Into the Spirit
One of the disrupted routines in my life right now is my daily ritual of radio listening during my morning driving (I’ll be back soon,...
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May 26, 20202 min read
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Never Forget
A common theme we see throughout scripture is the instruction to remember. Often when God worked in mighty ways in the Old Testament, His...
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May 25, 20202 min read
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A Life of Shame Gets you Nowhere
This past weekend my grandma and I went to visit my great uncles and spend time with them for Mother’s Day weekend. Sunday came along and...
Pastoral Staff
May 22, 20202 min read
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Use the Waiting Time
Sometimes it is so hard to wait. It’s so hard to just sit there and wait for things to happen, both big and small. Waiting for an hour to...
Pastoral Staff
May 21, 20202 min read
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Christian Producers
In last week’s devotional, I talked about ecology: the study of living things and their interaction with each other and their environment...
Pastoral Staff
May 20, 20203 min read
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May 19, 20200 min read
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Running Towards Danger
My 2-year-old daughter had gone just ahead of me at the park. I could see her, but I wasn’t close enough to tell what had made her stop....
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May 18, 20203 min read
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Preparations for Communion
We have many traditions in the church, and they all carry important meaning and significance. One in particular, the sacrament of...
Pastoral Staff
May 16, 20202 min read
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