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Jul 2024
by Tricia Chester – Office Staff Napping with doggies, Catching up with my besties, Laughing so hard I can’t breathe, These are a few of my favorite things, Games with my kids, be it card games or sports games, Meals with fam’ly and dessert just the same, Goofing around with my loved ones and friends…. …this is how my rewrite will end! This summer, we’ve focused on some of our favorite things. One my my favorite things is to be silly and to make people laugh. So, this week the office staff......
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Celebrate Your Freedoms
As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the concept of freedom—both as citizens of this great nation and as followers of Christ. July 4th marks the day...
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Disgust
In worship, we continue to focus on the emotions we find in the movie Inside Out. This week is our last emotion– disgust. Pastor Evy (Magee Campus) and Pastor Lynn (Sanctuary Campus) will explore...
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Blessed Assurance
June 12, 2024 Rev. Lynn Bartlow, Lead Pastor This week is our Annual Conference. As the name implies, annually elected representatives from churches around our Desert Southwest Conference come together with all the pastors...
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In the In-Between Again
by Rev. Lynn Bartlow, Lead Pastor Summer has officially begun here in Arizona. Memorial Day is behind us, school is out in our area, temperatures have hit triple digits. It’s summer. To be honest,...
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Summer Is Coming!
May 22, 2024 By Tricia Chester, guest blogger Can you feel it? There’s something in the air telling us that “Summer Is Coming!” More than the pollen, more than gradual decrease in traffic, and...
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Pop Culture Series: Inside Out
I was in high school when Disney Animated Films came out with The Little Mermaid. I remember forcing my friends to watch it, assuring them that it wasn’t a kid’s movie, but was...
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Who Is My Neighbor?
May 1, 2024 By Rev. Kevin Lester, Sanctuary Campus Pastor “And, who is my neighbor?” This simple, and profound question found in the Gospel of Luke sparks one of Jesus’s most famous teachings (the...
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Methodism and Division
April 24, 2024 By Rev. Lynn Bartlow, Lead Pastor As I write this, I’m sitting beside the beach in Oceanside, Maryland. My husband is here for a retreat, and I tagged along for my...
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Welcome to the Middle of Holy Week
March 27, 2024 By Rev. Lynn Bartlow, Lead Pastor Welcome to the middle of Holy Week. For many, it’s a period of solemn reflection and spiritual renewal, culminating in the celebration of Easter Sunday....
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