Category: Pastor’s Blog
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A Prayer of Reformation
With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. ~ 2 Thessalonians 1:11 Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica, giving thanks for…
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Pastor Explains: Liturgical Seasons
Most of you know that my hair changes with the liturgical (church) season. On Sunday I can point at the paraments (the fabric decorations on the alter) and my stole (the sash I wear), and say “you see, my hair matches!” Which is all well and good – unless the phrase “liturgical season” is totally foreign…
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Wrestling with God
Then the man said, “You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed.” ~Genesis 32:28 Genesis 32:22-31 is one of my favorite stories from Scripture – mainly because I like Jacob, I find myself wrestling with God often. When I was younger, I…
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Remembering to Praise
Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. ~Luke 17:15 How often are we healed by God? How often are we blessed by God in our lives? How often do we miss the mark when it comes to giving thanks?
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Blessed by Giving
“She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.” ~Proverbs 31:20 We talk a lot about giving in the church, giving financially, giving our time, giving our gifts, etc. And part of that is for good reason – giving is part of our call as members of the Body…
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Unpacking
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. ~ 1 Timothy 6:7 My husband and I have spent the last few weeks unpacking all of our belongings into our new apartment.
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A New Thing
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. ~Isaiah 43:19 NIV Ministry isn’t exactly new to me, but as I move into my second week at Bethany, all I can think about is how…