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Pastor Notes
I was reading the 7th Psalm this morning and came across a very straightforward and disturbing verse. It said, “He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment.” Those are some strong words. True, but strong. How sad it is when one person’s taste for creating trouble, or havoc, can drive…
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Pastor Notes
I was reading from the book Jesus Is… by Judah Smith the other day about a most-anticipated, yet unfulfilling Easter tradition – the hollow chocolate Easter bunny. Just when you think this will be THE year for the fully loaded version, you take a bite and there it is again…a hollow ear. It caused me to…
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From the Pastor
Thanks to all who participated in our Spiritual Gifts Assessment. I think a good number of you got a little insight – and probably some encouragement – into how God has gifted you. It may have even shed some light on how you see yourself living out your calling as a child of God. The…
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Sorting Potatoes
From an unknown source comes this story…A farmer hired a man to work for him. He told him his first task would be to paint the barn and said it should take him about three days to complete. But the hired man was finished in one day. The farmer set him to cutting wood, telling…
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January 2018
No cute animals. No hyperbolic statements. No shocking numbers. No shameless advertising. I simply want to encourage you to do all that’s humanly possible to be here the next two Sundays. Here’s why: The December 31st message entitled, Do You Hear What I Hear, seems relatively safe, but the scripture to which I am attaching…
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Maybe Someday
Maybe someday… This phrase, taken from a song in our Children & Youth Christmas presentation, is that all-too-often thought which, somehow, keeps us going and keeps us from going at the same time. How is that? Glad you asked. Consider this: Nobody wants to witness the strong hurting the weak, or the rich cheating the…
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A Change in Leadership
Deuteronomy 34:1-9 As uncomfortable as change may be, it’s a fact of life. To live is to change. Change is inevitable in all living systems. People and organizations which refuse to change and adjust to a rapidly changing world soon become extinct. Now I not suggesting that all change is good. Some change can be…
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Pastor Letter from May Newsletter
Greetings in the Name of Our Lord, What do you think of when you think of Memorial Day—the beginning of summer vacation, barbecues in the back yard, family get-togethers? In most churches Memorial Day is ignored because it is not one of the holy days on the church calendar. But I believe that it would be good for us…
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Pastor Letter from April Newsletter
Greetings in the Name of Our Lord, This Sunday is Easter and as Christians, we will gather to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior and Lord. But even as we celebrate, our hearts are heavy with the realization that much is wrong with our world. Unrelenting hatred seems to rule supreme in the hearts and lives of so many…