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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 which of us. Amen
When our kids were young, they always wanted a dog, and although Jill and I both grew up with dogs, for many years we refused to get a dog, but as far as having pets, we did always seem to have either a fish tank, or a fish bowl with at least one beta fish.…
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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 which of us. Amen
As many you know, I have two grandchildren, and my youngest, is Parker who is only 10 months old, but unlike his older sister, Addi, who is for the most part calm and gentle, Parker is like a bull in a china cabinet. If you are holding him you better make…
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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 which of us.Amen
When I left here this past Sunday, after our morning of celebrating Palm Sunday, I left here with a feeling of excitement and joy. I left expecting this to be a very special and holy week. But so much changed for me, and for so many in this community just 30…
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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 which of us.Amen
What a confusing day this is! As we began our time of worship, we remembered the jubilation and joy that Jerusalem experienced that day over 2000 years ago when Jesus, the great healer, the one so many believed was the Messiah that had come to set them free,…
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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 which of us. Amen
April is a month filled with mixed emotions for me. It is the month of my birthday. It is the month that my son and daughter-in-law were married seven years ago. It is the month that my grandfather died, 42 years ago on my 13th birthday.…
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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 which of us. Amen
Last week, we read the story of Nicodemus. An insider, a man of power and one who thought he had all the answers. Nicodemus, was a man who was held in high esteem and someone who could go anywhere, anytime he wanted, yet, he feared being seen with Jesus…
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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 which of us. Amen
One week ago yesterday, Malaysian Airlines flight 370 disappeared. Since then, experts from all over the world have been trying to help find the flight and all 239 people on board. They, and all of us, have been asking questions, trying to discover what…
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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 which of us. Amen
So when is the last time you encountered the devil? Doesn’t the devil only exists in movies and in books? Isn’t the devil is a fictional character created by Hollywood that has horns, carries a pitchfork, and for some reason likes to wear red tights.…
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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 which of us. Amen
I say this every year, but for me, and I know it is the same for many of you based on the questions I receive and comments I get, this Gospel text is an odd text to read on Ash Wednesday. Just minutes after hearing Jesus’ words to not practice our piety…
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For the past ten weeks we have been doing a lot of celebrating and it has been fun, hasn’t it? In December we began celebrating the birth of Christ, Immanuel, God with us! Yes, for those 2 ½ weeks beginning in late December we celebrated the great news that God came to us, as a baby, to live among us, so that we might come to know God. Then, beginning in early January, we began to celebrate…