Will you let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you? Pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too. Richard Gillard, ELW 659 Beloved of God, The two weeks I experienced at Holden Village in August were well spent. From the get-go they were about learning, […]
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Come gather ‘round, people, wherever you roam, and admit that the waters around you have grown, and accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone, if your time to you is worth saving. And you better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone, for the times, they are a-changing. – Bob Dillon […]
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Naaman went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he was clean. 2 Kings 5:14 Dearly Beloved, By every measure he came out on top. He was a leader esteemed by his […]
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When you send forth your Spirit, we are renewed! We are renewed! – Psalm 104 Children of the Spirit! It’s easy to be discouraged when we get caught in a pattern of “doom scrolling” through the 24/7 news cycle, shaking our heads at the latest political news and finding our limbic brain hijacked by what […]
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They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. – […]
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“Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” – Isaiah 6:5 Beloved of God, When Isaiah heard the voice of God calling his name one day in the Temple, he […]
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“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” – Ecclesiastes Dearly Beloved, With 2024 now behind us, we’re entering a milestone year—2025—a number which tells us we’re a quarter of the way through this century. Will 2025 prove to be notable for other reasons? As always, predictions vary widely, and […]
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Lift up your eyes and ask yourself who made these stars….calling each by name? Because God is so great in strength, so mighty in power, not a single one is missing. How can you say… “my destiny is hidden from YHWH, my rights are ignored by my God?” Do you not know? Have you not heard? […]
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Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and […]
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“We know that the whole of creation has been groaning together as it suffers together the pains of labor, and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.” – Romans 8:22-23 Beloved of God, Autumn is here […]
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