Month: January 2020
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Without Grumbling – Philippians 2:12-18
As part of my own prayer practice, I’ve been spending my bible study time with the daily lectionary. Often these texts bring out prayerful time with God for me. But today’s text brings out some of my own grumbling . Philippians 2:12-18 12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence,…
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Annual Meeting 2020 Letter From the Pastor
Each year as part of our annual meeting report, Pastor Megan writes a letter to the congregation. Today’s blog post is Pastor’s annual letter to the Congregation for January 26th 2020 Annual Meeting. Dear Bethany Family, Can you believe it’s 2020? I’m still in a bit of shock. It feels as though 2019 has gone…
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Enough for God – Calling Jeremiah
The daily lectionary reading for today’s date includes the calling of Jeremiah, which might be one of my favorite stories from scripture. I think maybe because, like so many who are called by God, Jeremiah doesn’t know if he’s enough for God. But God knows – he is. Jeremiah 1:4-10 4 The word of the Lord came to…
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Community Prayers – Prayer for the Ephesians
I found myself reading through the daily lectionary texts for today’s date and feeling drawn in by the Ephesians reading for today. The writer of Ephesians writes this prayer for the community in Ephesus, and it got me thinking about what community prayers I might have for our church. Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I…