Banned Books of the Bible: Old Testament
Everything seemed up for grabs during the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century — even books of the Bible. When Martin Luther...
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pastormia20
May 18, 20221 min read
Banned Books of the Bible
The Nampa School Board recently voted to permanently ban almost two dozen books from their shelves due to concerns they contain...
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pastormia20
May 11, 20221 min read
Covenant as Relationship Agreement
My family loves Big Bang Theory. We’ve watched the entire series, all 12 seasons, more than once. The first time Sheldon brought up his...
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pastormia20
May 4, 20221 min read
Signs of God
Scripture is full of signs of God — feeding thousands, casting out demons, healing people, raising people from the dead. We’re told these...
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pastormia20
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Where is God planting energy?
A guiding question I use in ministry is, where is God planting energy? I’ve found through the years that when God wants things to happen,...
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pastormia20
Apr 21, 20221 min read
Resurrection!!
Easter season has begun!! We go on celebrating that Jesus Christ rose from the dead for 50 days — all the way until Pentecost on June 5....
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pastormia20
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Death & Resurrection
Death & Resurrection This week the story of salvation unfolds for us. After teaching and preaching, this week is all about action. • ...
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pastormia20
Apr 6, 20221 min read
Holy Week
One of the things I love about Holy Week is that we walk this central story of salvation in real time. In the call to come and follow...
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pastormia20
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Seeing Beyond Myself
Last week my family and I snowshoed into a high country yurt above Idaho City. We loaded two days worth of food, clothes, and bedding on...
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pastormia20
Mar 23, 20221 min read
Taking the Initiative
Ours is a lifestyle faith, a faith that acts. Well, actually, ours is a faith that responds… with actions. God’s outpouring of love is...
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pastormia20
Mar 16, 20221 min read
Rupture & Repair with God
During Lent, we own the ways that we have caused rupture in our relationship with God — by disregarding God, by ignoring those God loves,...
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pastormia20
Mar 10, 20221 min read
Love that Repairs
All relationship have RUPTURES, those conflicts large and small that hurt or diminish. All relationships that last have REPAIRS, those...
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pastormia20
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Sermon Series: Rupture & Repair
All relationship have RUPTURES, those conflicts large and small that hurt or diminish. All relationships that last have REPAIRS, those...
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pastormia20
Feb 23, 20221 min read
God? For Real?
They say that people have greater doubt in God today than ever before. But I wonder if doubt isn’t new, only the way we talk about it. ...
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pastormia20
Feb 23, 20221 min read
Open-Armed Faith
Welcoming God with open arms changes us. Accepting the love of God, and coming to trust that love, softens our hearts and our attitudes....
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pastormia20
Feb 9, 20221 min read
Blessed are the Poor
Scripture is full of people being afraid and being told, “don’t be afraid.” What was so frightening about God? Why does God bless the...
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pastormia20
Feb 2, 20221 min read
When Life Gets Very Real Very Fast
Scripture is full of people being afraid and being told, “don’t be afraid.” What was so frightening about God? In the last 1000 years (a...
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pastormia20
Jan 26, 20221 min read
God "Almighty"
Our ancient Christian creeds refer to God as “Almighty,” meaning all-powerful, omnipotent, supreme. However, I think that way we...
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pastormia20
Jan 20, 20221 min read
Turning Point?
Two years ago, if anybody had told you that outdoor worship would be happening EVERY Sunday, you’d be sure they were crazy! Adding indoor...
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pastormia20
Jan 18, 20221 min read
God in the Seasons
I have always thought of winter as a time of silence, stillness, even death. The sun sinks down in the south as it gets good and cold....
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