Category: Pastor’s Blog
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Group Work as “Grown Ups”
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Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 I am notoriously terrible at doing group work. I’ve been enjoying all of the “first […]
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Light out of our Basket – Community
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“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In […]
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Blessed by Giving – Blessed to be a Blessing to Others
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“She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.” ~Proverbs 31:20 September is pledge month at Bethany Lutheran Church. Our theme is revisiting the concept of being “blessed by giving”. Each Sunday during the offering, we […]
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Gospel Lessons – NIMBY
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“Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink?” Matthew 25:37b I learned a new acronym last week: NIMBY It means “Not in my back yard”. The context? People in […]
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Pastor Explains – Gospel in Scripture
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John – That’s all you Need Right? Luther on Reading Gospel Need some help reading the Bible? Me too, no need to be ashamed. I grew up in church. I grew up with the Bible sitting on my […]
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Cluttering it Up – Building a Home
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By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Numbers 6:24-26 I don’t like clutter. For the longest time I would blame my stifled creativity, my unfettered procrastination, my demotivation, […]
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Baptismal Promises – The Ones We Make
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. ~Ephesians […]
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Baptismal Promises – The Ones Made to Us
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. ~Ephesians […]