The Walshs and Broadways will be at the church tonight with food for potluck at 6pm. We’ll have the usual Bible study and youth. Pay attention to the weather and road conditions and make a careful decision about coming. If you’re uncomfortable driving, stay home and stay safe. Give me a call if you have […]
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Written by Cara Brock Hey you, You defy the laws of science. Or maybe time travel. Sometimes I’m convinced I’ll meet you in three years. Other times I’m sure I already know you. On good days, you’re like a mile marker on the highway – coming up soon, sooner if I speed. On bad days,
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Written by Dawn Rutan I confess, I’ve become addicted to Downton Abbey, but I didn’t expect it to be a source of theological inspiration. This week’s episode had me thinking late into the night. Earlier in the season, Anna was raped but she refused to tell her husband. Finally John found out and talks to
Written by Dawn Rutan Before Christmas I heard a couple sermons that made references to the wilderness in Scripture, and those thoughts have continued to stick with me. There are several times when individuals or groups go through wilderness experiences in the Bible. Interestingly, many of these refer to the same general region in the
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Written by Dawn Rutan One of the old books I found on my bookshelves is Unconditional Love, by John Powell. He describes his “life principle” of unconditional love and what that would look like in reality (pages 70-73). As I read his comments, I began to hear much of it as God’s words to me.
Written by Dawn Rutan It happened again—two unrelated books mentioned a related idea that got me thinking. One was The Great House of God, by Max Lucado, and the other was Her Mother’s Hope, by Francine Rivers. The phrases that triggered my brain were “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do,” and