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Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in each of us.
Misty Copeland was born in September 1982 right here in the Kansas City area. As a young African American girl, her parents moved to California where they struggled to make ends meet. There was a time that Misty, her parents and four siblings all lived in a…
Hey Salem Community-
Our confirmation program began in September and there are twenty-one awesome middle school students and four incredible adult leaders participating in the program. There is great energy and excitement as well as some nervousness among the students as they get to know each other and feel connected within the group. We have established some rules and boundaries…
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Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in each of us.
Jill and I love taking care of our grandkids. We are always encouraging our son and daughter-in-law to go out so we can take care of the kids. It is so much fun to spoil them and then send them home! But you know, it seems like every time we are with our…
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Dear Salem family,
While Pastor Dave was on sabbatical last summer, the staff wrote letters that were mailed out weekly. I was honored to be a part of this ministry, and as I prepared to write this week’s letter, I stumbled on the first one I wrote in June, 2015. We happened to be focusing on the same story we read last Sunday, the parable of the mustard seed. I love how a year later,…
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Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in each of us.
The journey had been long and the teachings Jesus has been offering were hard. Over the past several weeks as they had been traveling around, Jesus had talked with his followers about the cost of being a disciple. That is, to be a disciple, one must be willing…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
I pray you have had a good week.
Did you watch any of the Olympics back in August? You know, every time the Olympics come around, both the winter and summer Olympics, I initially think, “Oh, I’m not going to spend much time watching those.” But then the games begin, and it seems like once I start, I can’t stop watching them, and then…
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Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in each of us.
Today’s gospel story is unique when it comes to all the other parables that Jesus told. First of all, this is the only parable in which one of the characters actually has a name. Secondly, this is the only parable in which the whole story doesn’t take…
Dear Salem Community,
Oasis started last week and it was a great night filled with community, fellowship and worship. Seeing the community gather for a meal and talk with their friends was life giving. Hearing all of those participating talk about their experiences in small groups was exciting. Participating in worship and hearing the community’s joys and concerns, praying as a community…
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Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, who abides in each of us.
“No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth” (Luke 16:13). Many of us grew up remembering this text with a slightly different…
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Growing up in Minnesota, the sport of hockey was integrated in to all aspects of community. Every park had an outdoor ice rink and every city had an indoor ice arena. All the kids in my neighborhood would meet at the local park and play hockey from the time we got home from school until our parents called us in for dinner. We played all day on Saturday…