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Sep 23
2 min

Continuing our common Journey through the desert.

Our lectionary readings from the Old Testament in October continue to tell the story of the children of Israel as they wander through the...

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Rob Odum

Aug 31
2 min

Who Do You Say I Am?

As Jesus was preparing to make the journey to Jerusalem, he asked his disciples what people were saying about him. He was told that many ...

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Rob Odum

Jul 29
3 min

How's Your Garden Growing?

As July turns to August I am starting to see more and more produce turning up in odd places. There was mystery zucchini left on our front...

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Rob Odum

Jun 1
2 min

From Ordinary to Extraordinary

Whew! Pentecost has come and gone, and we celebrated yet another Holy day alone, or with close family, in front of a computer screen or t...

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Rob Odum

May 22
3 min

We continue to be a united community worshipping virtually.

Dear Church Family, You may have read comments made this afternoon by President Trump concerning the immediate reopening of houses of wor...

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Rob Odum

Apr 30
4 min

The New Reality

What a strange season we find ourselves in as we enter the month of May. As April turns to May we are still under Governor Evers “Safer a...

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Rob Odum

Mar 30
2 min

Easter Worship Outside the Walls

I don’t know about you, but I feel as if I’ve wandered into some strange science fiction novel or movie. Never in a thousand years would ...

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Rob Odum

Mar 14
2 min

Church in the Pandemic

Dear Church family , The short message: we are suspending services tomorrow,March 15, 2020. Please share with friends who might not read ...

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Rob Odum

Mar 2
2 min

Fasting the right things

Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent comes from the Anglo ...

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Rob Odum

Jan 31
2 min

Chaos or Stability

The good news is that while we live in uncertain times, we continue to serve a timeless, eternally loving God.

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Rob Odum

Jan 3
2 min

New Years Greetings

If you attend our weekly prayer group, you’ll know that one thing I always ask of participants is “how is it with your soul”. It’s an old...

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It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Rob Odum

Nov 25, 2019
2 min

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

The slow creep of the Christmas season is now turning into a full-on gallop as we round the corner of Thanksgiving and enter the Advent S...

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Jenn Lemanczyk

Nov 22, 2019
3 min

What has formed you?

The Advent Season is an important time of year for me as a Christian to look back and reflect on what it means to truly do God’s work.

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Rob Odum

Oct 30, 2019
4 min

The Spiritual ABCs

I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend the Yeoju Eco Forum in Korea this past month. What a thrill it was to meet with religious ...

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Rob Odum

Sep 28, 2019
2 min

Investing in the Kingdom

As September transitions to October I’ve noticed more and more Monarch butterflies visiting the garden on the east side of the building. ...

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Rob Odum

Sep 1, 2019
3 min

Surviving in Interesting Times

“May you live in interesting times” is said to be an ancient Chinese curse that many of us can identify with now.

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