Motherly Comfort
Isaiah 66:13: “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.” One of God’s primary qualities is embodied in a mother and child relationship. God gives comfort to all children and we get...
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Certainty or Doubt?
“In doubt there is believing” is a line from one of my favorite hymns; Hymn of Promise. This Sunday, I invite you to reconsider Thomas, a biblical scapegoat, whose name has become synonymous with a...
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Victory Over Death!
In the days leading up to Jesus’s death, we wish to jump ahead to get to the celebration of Easter. So much of our lives is consumed with staying young, vital, and without pain....
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Hosanna!
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!”John 12:13 As the season of...
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Breaking Bread Together
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,Acts 2:46 ESV What’s Coming Up! Potluck is this Sunday at 5...
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Listening for the Holy Spirit
“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap...
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St. Patrick’s Day Blessing
An Old Irish Blessing for St. Patrick’s Day May your days be many and your troubles be few.May all God’s blessings descend upon you.May peace be within you, may your heart be strong.May you...
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Taking Up A Cross
Last week we discussed fasting or abstinence which involves “giving something up.” Instead, others “take up” a cross that will be difficult but manageable. “Taking up” something is about our participation in what God...
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God’s Peace
Join us in praying the above prayer from the Methodist Church of Britain with and for innocent people in Ukraine, the neighboring countries who are receiving them as refugees, and Russian citizens who oppose...
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Fasting for Lent?
Ash Wednesday, March 2nd this year, marks the beginning of the season of Lent. In the Christian year, Lent is the time for additional spiritual practices that prepare Christians for Easter. By practicing regularly scheduled almsgiving,...
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