Tag: calling
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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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Tiny Steps, Big Dreams
Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way; ~Psalm 37:23 On my daughters first birthday, just a few weeks ago, she took her first teeny tiny steps, and what a joy it has been. These steps start so small, so uncertain. She would shuffle one foot forward, and then…
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Hopes & Dreams Part 3 – Vocational Calling
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…