Month: May 2017
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Hopes & Dreams Part 2 – A Community of Faith
As part of my process to become an ordained minister in the ELCA, in 2016 I was required to write an essay focusing on my hopes and dreams for the church, where I see God at work in the world, and what I believe about our incredible God. Over the next few weeks I’ll be…
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Hopes & Dreams Part 1 – A God of Relationship
As part of my process to become an ordained minister in the ELCA, in 2016 I was required to write an essay focusing on my hopes and dreams for the church, where I see God at work in the world, and what I believe about our incredible God. Over the next few weeks I’ll be…
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Learning Lutheran Part 2: Wrestling with our Faith
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance ~Proverbs 1:5 Something that brought me such joy this last year was our first part of the Learning Lutheran series we did through the fall and winter. These are membership classes, both for those considering membership at Bethany as well as…
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Not My First Mother’s Day
The Lord dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as he had promised. Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken to him. Genesis 21:1-2 This week I am so thankful to be celebrating Mother’s day as a…
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Journey through Genesis – Week 5
“Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.” ~ Genesis 50:20 The story of Joseph and his brothers is one that many of us know well, it is a story that has been retold through film and…