Tag: ministry
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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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Give Thanks – From the Pastor’s Desk
“Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” ~Psalm 107:8-9 Thanksgiving I wrote and rewrote this letter several times as I thought about this upcoming month, about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and all the…
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Healing is Hard
On October 13th, 2019, I led worship and preached about healing during the evening Empowering Life service at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) near Gig Harbor. I’ve written before about my experiences there if you’d like to read more. For security reasons, I was not able to record the message from that service,…
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Stepping Back Into Ministry
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, September was not the month I expected it to be. As many of you already know, I’ve been on leave for the last few weeks to be with my father and family through his hospitalization and as we grieve his sudden…
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Sharing God’s Radical Love
“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 our church has been springing up and springing to action in so many…
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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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Fear of Missing Out & Ministry
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. ~Isaiah 41:10 I remember the first time I heard the term “F.O.M.O.”. My littlest sister, Heidi was upset because she didn’t…