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May 2020
For this week’s message I’d like to share a couple of updates, a few thoughts about our current sermon series, and a short prayer. First, on Wednesday, May 13, our Bishop, Robert Hoshibata reiterated that our United Methodist churches in the Desert Southwest Conference need to remain closed for in-person gatherings as we have not yet reached the point where the number of new COVID-19 cases has begun to decline in our area. So, we will continue with recorded worship at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays, Who’s With Me Tonight? at 7:00 p.m.......
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A Generous Life
Do you remember the stories in Scripture about people wandering or praying or waiting for 40 or more years or days before coming through to a new place? After the Hebrew people are delivered...
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Updates and a Prayer
In each Friday’s weekly email I will give you a brief update about COVID-19 and our church. Here is today’s update: As he did the week before, our Desert Southwest Conference Bishop, Bob Hoshibata,...
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Rocket Fuel
In my Wednesday, April 22, devotion I read “Giving thanks to God for sustaining us is like adding rocket fuel to our spiritual journey.” I started thinking about the power in rocket fuel, propelling...
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Walk
When we hit the “pause” button on most things at St. Mark’s back in mid-March, we didn’t know how long it would be before we hit the “play” button again. Well, most things are...
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Darkenss
Darkness Morning has not yet arrived, so it is dark. I remember that today is Good Friday, the day we call “good” because Jesus offered himself so our burdens could be lifted and we...
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Palms
Palms Can you think of one word to describe our current times? Perhaps frightening or angering or lonely or opportunity or creativity? Our pastors and staff are mustering all their creativity to stay connected...
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Small Joys
Daily life certainly has changed recently, hasn’t it? This Sunday, March 29, is the fifth Sunday of Lent. It’s also a “Fifth Sunday” which usually means that there’s no Sunday School and all worship...
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Strange Time
It’s a strange time, isn’t it? I’ve been trying to think if there have been other times like this during my lifetime and can’t really think of anything quite like these times of staying...
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In a Time of Crisis
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...
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