Bethany Lutheran Church

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  • Difficult Anniversaries

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    Pastor Susan

    I’ve been thinking a lot about anniversaries. I wrote a few weeks ago about my ordination anniversary and what a gift these last few years have been. When I woke up on the day, I found myself looking through my Facebook memories. There I saw photos and posts from my dad who passed away last…

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  • When Words Fail

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    Pastor Susan

    Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy. Kyrie Eleison In the wake of last week’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, I found myself with out words. Still my heart struggles, still words seem to fail me. And honestly, as I left our Ash Wednesday service last week, just…

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  • Advent Peace – Advent 2

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    Pastor Susan

    the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” ~Mark 1:3 Oh what, John the Baptist crying out in the wilderness to prepare the way for the Lord doesn’t cry out “peace” to you? Okay, me neither. But this next Sunday is our second Sunday…

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  • A Revelation New Year

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    Pastor Susan

    And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more,…

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