Written by Dawn Rutan I mentioned in a recent blog that I have taped Matthew 10:31 on my mirror: “Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows” (ESV). Psalm 84:3 presents another interesting picture: “Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay […]
Written by Dawn Rutan I’ve been reading through the Old Testament lately, and just came to Exodus 2. Verses 23-25 say: “During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God.
Written by Dawn Rutan Typically September has been a month of increasing depression for me. Thankfully, this September has started out better than average. It seems odd that the lack of major depression creates as many or more questions for me than the experience of depression. I guess I don’t want to hope for something
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Written by Dawn Rutan I recently came across this definition of despair from the Catholic Encyclopedia: “Despair, ethically regarded, is the voluntary and complete abandonment of all hope of saving one’s soul and of having the means required for that end. It is not a passive state of mind: on the contrary it involves a positive act of the will by which a person deliberately gives over any
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Written by Dawn Rutan Our theme for the church Labor Day Retreat was Isaiah 55:6-9: “Seek the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that He may have compassion on him,
Here are several of the testimonies that were shared this summer. If you’re interested in sharing your testimony at any time contact Pastor Matt. We’ll be glad to post them online if you give us permission. Thanks to all who have shared!