Tag: Lent


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Mar 2021
Holy Week

  Sunday, March 28, is Palm and Passion Sunday, which is the start of Holy Week. We’ll be blessed with a recorded worship service at 9:45 a.m. that includes lots of music – a cantata called “What Kind of King?” along with readings, children’s time, sermon and prayer. Join us online. We’ll have only recorded worship on Palm Sunday and on Easter, April 4. So, Holy Week is almost here. Sometimes by now I’m tired of Lent, of the disciplines I’ve chosen. This year, though, since I made the commitment to give......

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Ups and Downs

Ups and Downs

I’m going to begin today with a prayer and then write about “ups and downs.” Prayer: God of hope and healing, comfort those who mourn, especially those affected by the shootings in Atlanta this...


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A Year

A Year

  Almost 525,600 minutes since March 15, 2020, when we closed our buildings for in-person worship and other gatherings. The song “Seasons of Love” from the stage musical Rent asks, “How do you measure...


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Blessings

Blessings

  Art and I are so happy to announce the arrival of our grandson, Harrison Linden Halla-Ragland, born to our son, David, and his wife, Michelle, and big brother, Helios, on Wednesday, Feb. 10...


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Rain

Rain

After a memorable 2020, January 2021 has been memorable as well. Long-awaited rain fell in Tucson this past week, showing itself as snow on the mountains, creating beauty and relief to a very parched...


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