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Coach’s corner

Explorations V: down to business I have written to you about the need for exploration and reflection after a century as a congregation.  Again this is not because there are major problems, but simply because reflection is necessary… Read More

Reflection September 29

Jeremiah 8: 18-22-9:1; I Timothy 2: 1-3 Between despair and hope Dear friends, (wikipedia tells us that) The “balm in Gilead” is a reference from the Old Testament, but the lyrics of this spiritual refer to the New Testament concept of salvationthrough Jesus Christ in… Read More

Reflection September 22

Jeremiah 8: 18-22-9:1; I Timothy 2: 1-3 Between despair and hope Dear friends, (wikipedia tells us that) The “balm in Gilead” is a reference from the Old Testament, but the lyrics of this spiritual refer to the New Testament concept of salvationthrough Jesus Christ in… Read More

Reflection September 15

Luke 15: 3-10 Between being lost and being found Things get lost in our lives and people get lost in our lives.  Some things we lose and do not even notice. Some people we lose track of and… Read More

Reflection September 8

Jeremiah 18:1-6; Philemon 10-12 What shapes us ?  We have just talked about we are molded by the forces in our world. There are ethnicity, religious tradition, popular culture, family dynamics, language, peer influence, television and movies. Someone… Read More

Reflection September 1

Luke 14; 7-11, 12, 13 What keeps us from humility? Some passages are very complicated, but the readings for today seem very straightforward.   Jesus talks about humility.  “When you are invited to a banquet, do not sit in… Read More

Reflection August 25

Jeremiah 4:1-9; Hebrew 12:28, 29 Experiencing calling   Last week the sermon was a bit of a downer perhaps.  We talked about what our Bible texts had to say about our inability to show judgment in caring for… Read More