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Finding Rest
With the pressure of Finals Week pressing down on me a lot of anxiousness starts to build up. I am a little scatterbrained when trying...
Pastoral Staff
May 15, 20201 min read
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Reopening with Excellence: a plan for our church
We are a church who loves to love. We take seriously our motto – based on scripture – to love God and love others. More recently, we’ve...
Pastoral Staff
May 14, 20204 min read
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Fear
Since my classes are done, I’ve had a lot of free time. And lately, I have been watching Fear Factor on Hulu. It’s one of the most...
Pastoral Staff
May 14, 20202 min read
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Christian Ecology
My hobby is walking in pastures. If they happen to be buffalo pastures—all the better. As Ten Bears stated, “I love the land and the...
Pastoral Staff
May 13, 20203 min read
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Clay Pots
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Pastoral Staff
May 12, 20201 min read
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Wisdom Over Worry: Moving Forward Together
A year ago this month marked the beginning of a season unlike any other. Rain. Lots of it. It just kept coming. It was my first spring in...
Pastoral Staff
May 11, 20203 min read
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Sing your Praises to the Lord
Finding a place to really connect with God can be difficult in these times of the “corona”. Although you may have more time to spend with...
Pastoral Staff
May 8, 20202 min read
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Deeper Listening
While in my Principles and Practices of Prayer class, I learn a lot about different ways to pray. One of the types that I came across was...
Pastoral Staff
May 7, 20202 min read
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Mother's Influence
Sunday is Mother’s Day. A day set aside for us to honor our mothers and to acknowledge the influence they have had in our lives. It is...
Pastoral Staff
May 6, 20202 min read
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Pastoral Staff
May 5, 20200 min read
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Who do You Turn To?
What do we turn to when everything becomes dark? When the overwhelming noise of our world becomes suddenly silent? I was playing a game...
Pastoral Staff
May 4, 20202 min read
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Seeking a path through grief and social distancing
Church family, Grieving the loss of a loved one is difficult even in the most familiar of times. The death of Patrick Shannon this week...
Pastoral Staff
May 1, 20203 min read
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A Letter to Patrick
Dear Patrick, I know you’re not in pain anymore and I’m thankful for that. I’m glad you’re walking around in your new body without the...
Pastoral Staff
Apr 30, 20202 min read
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On What are you Feeding
Do you remember the weather last Wednesday? It rained off and on all day. It was a dark and gloomy day that followed several days of...
Pastoral Staff
Apr 29, 20201 min read
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Spiritual Disciplines
Corporate: -Church -Corporate Worship -Corporate prayer -Accountability -Confession -Reconciliation -Communion -Fellowship Inward:...
Pastoral Staff
Apr 28, 20201 min read
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The Day I Caught a Mysterious Virus
I was weak. I felt tired. There was just no energy at all. But maybe I wasn’t sick. Maybe it was just the exhaustion of a long trip or...
Pastoral Staff
Apr 27, 20204 min read
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God's Grace Stinks
Our world is full of smells. Some are… strong: diapers, sweat, manure, wet dog, rotten egg. Not only are they bad smells; they’re...
Pastoral Staff
Apr 24, 20202 min read
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Bearing Fruit
Think of yourself as a vine. Some of your vines are long and curly. Those vines have many leaves on them and grow fruit. Then there are...
Pastoral Staff
Apr 23, 20202 min read
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Turn Away
In our new house we have a bench/cupboard in front of a window that faces the street. Our dog, Lola, likes to lay on that bench/cupboard,...
Pastoral Staff
Apr 22, 20203 min read
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Grace like a Rubber Band
When I was a boy, my dad taught me how to shoot a rubber band on my finger like a gun. Talk about big mistakes! When the teachers at...
Pastoral Staff
Apr 21, 20202 min read
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