Br Alex Swain

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The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company…”—Acts 15:39a Beloved in Christ, Interpersonal communication is hard, especially when it’s with people we love. With friends,…
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Emily Lyons

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On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded […] And they took offense at him.—Mark 6:2,3 Dear…
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Chotard Doll

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“Rejoice in the Lord always;…The Lord is near. [B]y prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of…
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Jeanette Renouf

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My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Today’s Gospel is from Mark 4:35-41. Jesus, exhausted from a full day of healing and teaching, asks his sailor…
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Edina Hall

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Followers of Jesus,  One Easter Sunday many years ago, I attended the sunrise service because I had to go to work later that morning. As per…
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Br Alex Swain

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Beloved in Christ, The act of gardening is an intimate and labor-intensive process. It involves care, attention, and crawling on our knees in the dust (on…
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Edina Hall

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Siblings in Christ,   Today we celebrate the life of Saint Macrina the Younger (327-379). She is often described as a “mother of the church,” but…
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Sherry Sterling

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Dear friends, I mistakenly wrote about July’s third Thursday gospel reading last month, so I’m circling back to June’s for today (Luke 20:41-21:4). It’s when Jesus…
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Elizabeth Wood

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Dear friends, In my last job before retirement I worked for Levi Strauss and Co., the original jeans company, where fabric technologists constantly looked at shrinkage…
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