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Walking Tips in Deep Snow

Post author:Cathy Johns
Post published:01/14/2022
Post category:Weekly

More than once in my lifetime I have found myself trying to walk through snow without good snow boots. This is usually because my day did not begin with an…

Remember and Renew vs. Resolutions

Post author:Kate Smith
Post published:01/07/2022
Post category:Weekly

The problem with resolutions is that their power often relies on our own resolve. The resolution starts out strong, but then slowly fades. This Sunday, we’re invited not to make…

Epiphany Sunday

Post author:Admin
Post published:12/29/2021
Post category:Weekly

What did Christmas plays look like for you as a child? Were you an angel? A shepherd? A cow? Maybe you were chosen to be Mary or Joseph? Were these…

A Prayer for Christmas the Year Round by Dr. Peter Marshall

Post author:Cathy Johns
Post published:12/22/2021
Post category:Weekly

Dr. Peter Marshall served Christ faithfully as a pastor and scholar during the 20th Century. In 1946 he was appointed to serve as chaplain of The United States Senate. Here…

Choosing Joy

Post author:Cathy Johns
Post published:12/16/2021
Post category:Weekly

Peter Pan very distressed because it was missing. Fortunately Nana, the dog, grabbed it before it escaped out the window. Wendy, one of the Darling children, sewed it back on…

Come Home This Christmas!

Post author:Doug Johns
Post published:12/09/2021
Post category:Weekly

Paul writes in Romans 12:9 and 18: “Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another…

Christmas: The Wonder-Full Eyes of a Child

Post author:Cathy Johns
Post published:12/03/2021
Post category:Weekly

Advent is a time of watching and waiting. We prepare for Christmas in many different ways at our house: Decorating the Christmas tree Hanging wreaths inside Baking and decorating Christmas…

Thanksgiving Litany: 1 Chronicles 16: 23-34

Post author:Doug Johns
Post published:11/24/2021
Post category:Weekly

As we give thanks this Thanksgiving weekend I offer the following litany as a way to center on God’s faithfulness, with gratitude. Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Share…

King Me!

Post author:Cathy Johns
Post published:11/18/2021
Post category:Weekly

There is a glorious moment when a checkers player has jumped and moved a piece all the way to the far side of the board. When that happens, the player…

The Great I Am

Post author:Admin
Post published:11/12/2021
Post category:Weekly

I love Marvel movies. One of Marvel’s most comical series is Guardians of the Galaxy. The most beloved Guardian is a character named GROOT. Groot is an animated tree. Groot…