Tag: community
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Community Prayers – Prayer for the Ephesians
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I found myself reading through the daily lectionary texts for today’s date and feeling drawn in by the Ephesians reading for today. The writer of Ephesians writes this prayer for the community in Ephesus, and it got me thinking about what community […]
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Ask the Pastor – Worship Stuff Part 3 – The Creed
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Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during worship? What’s up with the passing the peace? Why do we have a community confession? What exactly are we saying when we profess the creed?Maybe you’ve wondered if there’s more to the […]
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Ask the Pastor – Worship Stuff Part 2 – Confession & Forgiveness
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Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during worship? What’s up with the passing the peace? Why do we have a community confession? Maybe you’ve wondered if there’s more to the offering besides collecting gifts for the church. If […]
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Weeding in the Collar
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Heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the LORD your God, the earth with all that is in it. ~Deuteronomy 10:14 All of creation, heaven, the heaven of heavens, and the earth belong to God. And so as children of God, […]
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Sharing God’s Radical Love
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“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” ~Matthew 25:35 These last few months have been so joyful for me. The life of […]
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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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Hopes & Dreams Part 5 – Holy Breadcrumbs
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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 […]
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Hopes & Dreams Part 2 – A Community of Faith
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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 […]