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Short pastoral notes emailed to you when they arise.

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The bravest person in church on Sunday might seem like the one who has all the answers. It might seem like the one who is armed with certainty and…
Jonas Ellison
I’m taking a class in apocalyptic literature that’s pretty darn fascinating. In these texts, there’s a lot of talk about God “coming down.” So what do…
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The opposite of “I love you” isn’t “I hate you” but “I don’t care.” Sometimes getting angry at someone (an emotion that feels a lot like hate at times…
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The law is all about seeing in black and white. The gospel is all about seeing in color. The rational human mind can easily get on board with black and…
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How did the Christian church go from following someone who taught us to love our neighbors and expect persecution… to a church that oppresses its…
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I was just thinking… Maybe a good thing to give up for Lent isn‘t meat or soda or cheese or chocolate but the idols of performance and prowess that so…
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Beloved in Christ, Lent has arrived. We are gathered here to celebrate our deliverance from sin and death through the death and resurrection of our Lord…
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