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Nov 23, 2020

Drinking to Empathy

Two weeks ago, one of these commercials caught my attention. It started with an average white guy sitting in his living room. He starts ...

Nancy Becker

Nov 23, 2020

October Musings

October is a month that heavy-laden with significance. It’s hard to pick one aspect of this busy, beautiful month to write about. First, ...

Lou Ann Karabel

Nov 23, 2020

“As for the future, it won’t be the same. It will be better.”

Last month, I participated in the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection’s annual Leadership Institute. You may recall that several ...

Jim Hubbard

Oct 5, 2020

Seeing Color or Not Seeing Color. . .

ricky wording. Does it refer to what our eyes actually see ...or what our mind does with what our eyes see? Sharon and I are headed on a ...

kencrews

Oct 5, 2020

Building Up

But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and ...

Bill Rogers

Oct 5, 2020

A Mask Cannot Dim the Light

W hat is behind the mask? Or maybe the better question is, who is behind the mask? Is there a smile, a smirk, a frown, a grin? A multitud...

prairiedunestech

Oct 5, 2020

Chancel Visioning Team

What does "sanctuary" mean to our church...to each of us? Wikipedia says, "Sanctuary is a word derived from the Latin sanctuarium, which ...

Jerry Kahrs

Aug 28, 2020

Of Dog Days and Simple Gifts

With the heat and humidity that we've been experiencing here in Indiana in August, I'm reminded of what we used to call the "Dog Days" of...

Pastor Nancy Becker

Aug 22, 2020

First Point

On a recent morning I woke up earlier than usual and took my cup of coffee out onto the back deck. It was quiet other than the morning bi...

Lou Ann Karabel

Aug 15, 2020

Overcoming Fear

A note: As you may know, I've been posting a four-week series on overcoming fear, on the church Facebook page. Below is the text for the ...

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