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Dec 2021
On this Christmas Eve, we invite you to worship with us. As we hear the news reports and recommendations from the authorities about gathering in large groups, we want to both reassure you and caution you. First, reassurances. We offer six in-person services from which to choose. We anticipate having plenty of space in the Sanctuary for everyone in these services. The best bet for social distancing is our 2 p.m. Blessing of the Children service at Dove Mountain because the space is huge and you can spread out easily! We don’t......
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Choosing Love
It’s Christmastime! Well, almost. This Sunday is our last Sunday of Advent. It’s the Sunday of love, in the traditional readings. We will talk in worship about the light and life that Jesus brings,...
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Choosing Joy
The nights are getting longer and the sunshine is getting shorter. Winter is coming, and we are fast approaching the longest night. Even in the midst of the joy and cheer of the season,...
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Anticipation
Today, Friday, I paint. When some people say this, we automatically think of Mary Cassat or Georgia O’Keefe. That’s not what I’m doing. I’m painting a room. You might remember during the monsoon this...
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Decorations
Have you decorated yet? My husband reminded me last week that a year ago, we set up our Christmas tree a full week before Thanksgiving. We never do that! We decorate on Thanksgiving Day...
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Perseverance
This week, our ICU numbers are bad. This week, some other number got worse by six times. Not double, SIX times worse. This week, that school is closed, and that one is missing a...
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Commitment
What are you committed to? I’m committed to my health. I pay attention to what I eat, I try to exercise, I don’t overdo it. Well, full disclosure, I don’t do all of those...
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All Saints’ Day
In worship on Sunday, we will observe All Saints’ Day. This is often set aside as a Catholic thing, but the Methodist Church has a strong tradition of observing the day. John Wesley, the...
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Being United Methodist
This last week, your three pastors and two of our lay leaders went to the Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City for a Large Church and Young Adult Conference. We spent 25...
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Support
I have a confession: I am addicted to Facebook. There. I said it. I find it to be a fabulous way to see what many of you are up to, and a way to...
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