Category: Pastor’s Blog
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God, Fear, & WebMD
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But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 Something that they sort of […]
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Planting Small Seeds
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Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” ~ Matthew 19:14 This next week begins the kick-off of our new children’s ministry program, and I am […]
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The Lenten Season: Ashes, Mortality, & Hope
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By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return. ~ Genesis 3:19 It might seem a little morose, a […]
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Journeying into Genesis – Week 2
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At Bethany during our adult education hour on Sundays we are diving into our next educational series – Journeying into Genesis. This is the second of our five weeks looking into the book of Genesis, asking questions, and like Jacob, wrestling with […]
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The Feast of St Valentine – Or Something
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Or depending on when you’re reading this post, if you’re reading it after Valentine’s Day, then I hope you had a wonderful day whether or not you were celebrating. And in all honesty, I know many of us don’t […]
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The Stones Themselves Will Shout – Our Faith, Our Call, Our Neighbors
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It’s funny, I normally write my blog posts more than a week in advance, but because of Bishop’s Convocation last week I am a bit behind, which meant that I would be writing my post for today, actually on the day. And […]
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Pastor on Retreat – Keeping the Sabbath
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Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. ~Exodus 20:8-9 You would think as a pastor I would be really […]
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Epiphany – Opening our Eyes to God
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When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. ~Matthew 2:10 The liturgical (church) season has changed once again. We are out of Advent, out of Christmas, and into the season of Epiphany. This is one of those few […]
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Pastor Explains – Why I Wear the Collar
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the clerical collar I wear these last few months while at Bethany Lutheran. Before I was called to be the pastor here, I rarely wore my clerical collar, mostly because of the contexts I was in. […]