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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 14, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 14, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
Clay Pots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWLR_z5CQZk&feature=youtu.be
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Pastoral Staff
- May 11, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
Spiritual Disciplines
Corporate: -Church -Corporate Worship -Corporate prayer -Accountability -Confession -Reconciliation -Communion -Fellowship Inward:...
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Pastoral Staff
- Apr 27, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Pastoral Staff
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
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,...
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Pastoral Staff
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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