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Jul 2019
Over the past week, my Facebook “memories” have shown me wonderful monsoon-centered videos of my nephew as he plays in the rain at all stages of his life. Watching a two year-old, who is now seven, jumping up and down chanting “rain, rain, rain” brought joy and excitement to the heart of this desert soul. It was joyful and exciting, not just because I get to see the younger versions of a child that I love, but it also shows me him enjoying the new life that falls from the sky onto......
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Faith in…
Faith in….? Yesterday our church shared a booth with Sanctuary UMC at the Marana Star Spangled Spectacular, a big July 4th festival with music, food, booths and fireworks. We had items to give away – glow...
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Life Is Challenging
Life has many challenges. That’s no secret. Yesterday Art and I were talking about chronic illnesses and how those change and challenge peoples’ lives. There is much that causes anxiety and uncertainty in our...
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Worship
“I just worship that guy.” “I worship the ground she walks on.” When we use the word “worship” what do we mean? Perhaps we mean that we spend a lot of time with what...
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Doubt
“Perhaps we’ll get through the debate on this resolution quickly and get on to dinner early!” “I DOUBT IT!!” That doubt proved to be true. Pastor Stuart and I are at the meeting of...
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Power Outage?
In the middle of the night last Wednesday the power went out in our house. I heard a little pop and then everything went dark and very quiet. There were no sounds of the...
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Taking it with you?
You may know this scenario. When we travel by airplane we have to limit what we take with us on a trip. But when we travel by car, we can take whatever will fit....
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Grateful and Hopeful
On my way to the Kansas City airport after UMC Next finished on Wednesday, May 22, I spent some time in the military section of Mt. Moriah Cemetery in KC. My dad died in...
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John’s Jesus
Congratulations to all our graduates! We’ve had fun celebrating the “graduation” of the kindergarten class from our Early Childhood Center. This Sunday, May 19, we’ll recognize all grads in worship and see a video...
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Luke’s Jesus
The man didn’t know that the answer to his question would be so jarring, so potentially life-changing. On that day long ago he asked Jesus, “what must I do to have eternal life?” I...
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