WAITING & HOPING
The older I get, the more mixed feelings I have about the holidays. When I was a child, holidays were amazing, the very best. Then as a...
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pastormia20
Nov 24, 20221 min read
STEWARDSHIP OF TIME
When COVID arrived and we went into lockdown, my very full schedule emptied out. I’ve always been really busy and having a day without...
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pastormia20
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Gift of New Members
I love it when new members join the church!! It reminds me of my own joy, when I was baptized at 27 years old, speaking those baptismal...
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pastormia20
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Religion, Politics and Money
What are three things you’re never supposed to talk about? Religion, politics, and money. These are things we just don’t discuss because...
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pastormia20
Nov 4, 20221 min read
It’s not a Fluke
We’ve been doing these BBQ/potlucks while also doing something for the community for several months now. Every one has been fun, easy,...
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pastormia20
Oct 26, 20221 min read
Discipleship Training
I recently read a description of church as “discipleship training ground.” It really grabbed me, because I think it’s right. Jesus gave...
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pastormia20
Oct 26, 20221 min read
God & Neuroscience
This week we begin a 4 week class called “Soul Care for Resiliency”, based on “The Body Keeps Score” by Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk. Decades...
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pastormia20
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Surprise of God
Sometimes you can see God coming, and sometimes God surprises you. More often, you see something coming and later realize it was God. Ten...
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pastormia20
Sep 29, 20221 min read
Increase Our Faith!
There’s an old joke that you should never pray for patience, because God will give you a chance to practice. Perhaps praying for faith is...
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pastormia20
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Do Good
Following Jesus invades every part of our lives, because God’s love invades every part of our lives. This Sunday we hear a story about a...
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pastormia20
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Crisis of Possessions
After sparring with his opponents, Jesus turns to his followers with a puzzling parable about an ineffective steward who writes off debts...
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pastormia20
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Special Offering
Sharing faith changes us. Susan shared an experience of God last week, and it strengthened my faith. God touches us in different ways and...
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pastormia20
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Copying Christ: COMMUNAL
If you google “characteristics of Christ,” you’ll look a long time before you see “communal.” Christ was for us both personally and...
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pastormia20
Aug 23, 20221 min read
Copying Christ: MISSION-MINDED
Jesus came for a reason and he never wavered from that mission. Nothing good or fun could distract him. Nothing difficult or painful...
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pastormia20
Aug 17, 20221 min read
Copying Christ: FAITHFUL
Does it seem strange to think of Jesus as faithful? Can the second person of the Trinity be “faithful” to God. I tend to think of...
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pastormia20
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Copying Christ - week 2
This week the kids are doing the Discipleship Camp and learning all about compassion. They are learning that compassion is: I see your...
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pastormia20
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Copying Christ
When Jesus told the disciples (and us!), “come and follow me,” he expected them to follow, learn and be transformed. He gave them...
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pastormia20
Jul 27, 20221 min read
The Sweet Spot
Jesus says to store up treasure with God, not for yourself. He also says that God counts every hair and cares for our daily needs. So...
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pastormia20
Jun 8, 20221 min read
Banned Books of the Bible: Translation
Banning books has always been about changing the way people think. But you don’t have to ban the whole book to do that; you can just edit...
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pastormia20
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Banned Books of the Bible: The Slave Bible
In 1800’s a special edition of the Bible was created for missionaries working with enslaved people. It’s missing huge amounts of the...
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