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Mar 2020
A long time ago, I took a class called Ministry in a Time of Crisis. Many concepts from that class stuck with me. In the last few days, two characteristics and two helpful responses to crisis have been particularly on my mind. There are other characteristics and responses but these keep coming back to me. Two characteristics of crisis: rapid, unpredictable and unexpected change. deep uncertainty about the short-term and possibly long-term future. With both of these we can feel overwhelmed, disoriented, out of control and deeply distressed or upset. How about......
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A Prayer for Health
Colds…flu….sinus infections….headaches….more colds…this winter has been a challenging one for some in our family and in our church family. Just when it seemed like we were well, someone got a runny nose, sore throat...
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Leaping in Lent?
Have you ever wished there were things in your life that happened only every four years or not at all? I don’t have feelings like that about tomorrow’s “leap day” but it does give...
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In Love With God?
The smells of the first moments of spring in the desert are whiffs of musky animal scents and moist earth with greening grasses and shoots not quite ready to bloom. Late afternoon yesterday (Thursday)...
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Do Good
Every table was filled at Soul Station this past Wednesday night. Young and school-age children ate alongside their parents, grandparents and many church family members. We had food prepared by our faithful second-Wednesday cooks...
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Do No Harm
Do No Harm Galatians 5:13-15 “You were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only don’t let this freedom be an opportunity to indulge your selfish impulses, but serve each other through love. All the...
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Warm and Cold
Today’s weather report says that a warm, sunny weekend may be followed on Monday by the coldest weather this year, including rain and potentially freezing temperatures. When I stopped at a nursery on River...
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New Testament
In Jesus’ day there was no “New Testament.” His Bible was what we call the “Old Testament” or “Hebrew Scriptures.” The words were written on scrolls, which were unrolled and read in the synagogue....
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Old Testament
The rain begins to spit on my windshield, as I drive. I hear a news report that Australia is finally getting rain that will help with the raging wildfires, but not extinguish all of...
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Jesus: “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 Jesus did not mean that he came to bring us unending riches and material wealth. He did not mean that...
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