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From the Pastor
Missives from Chas (or other guests bloggers): thoughts, theology, devotionals, etc.
What God Wants
Discipleship is about learning from Jesus how we are to live our lives. Last Sunday (July 27), I preached on the part of Luke including...
Pastor Chas
Aug 5
Tag Team Preaching This Sunday
The Spirit moves among us! This Sunday is a happy alignment of Spirit actions. First, Callie Babcock, daughter of this congregation and...
Pastor Chas
Jul 18
Discipleship Is About Learning and Doing
In the rhythm of the church year, we've covered most of the big events: anticipating the incarnation during Advent in December,...
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Jul 2
Holy Spirit Living
First of all, I've posted before in this blog that Pentecost is not a Season. Pentecost is the last Sunday of the Season of Easter. The...
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Jun 3
Easter Is About New Life
I'm sure I've said this before in a sermon or previous blog post, but it bears repeating and points to many other stories that are...
Pastor Chas
May 6
About Taize
The Community of Taize started from the experience of its founder, Brother Roger in World War II. Their website says: When the Second...
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Apr 9
What Are Humans?
"What is man, that thou art mindful of him?" (Psalm 8 KJV) Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, our behavior, culture,...
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Apr 1
Last Word Before Lent
January 6th was Epiphany. Epiphany is always on the 6th of January, so it doesn't move around from year to year. It is the culmination...
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Mar 4
Confirmation Class 2025
What is Confirmation? We Presbyterians believe that baptism represents God's claim on our lives and a promise from the covenant...
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Feb 18
Kinds of Hope
I've been noticing that not all hope is the same, and I've been thinking about types of hope. Hope changes through the long arc of the...
Pastor Chas
Feb 4
Guest Preachers This Sunday (Jan. 26)
Hello, friends, We're having a very special worship service at our church this Sunday, January 26, at 11:00am. There will be three...
Pastor Chas
Jan 24
A New Song
When I sang in the choir in my youth and young adulthood, one of my favorite songs was from early American music. The composer was...
Pastor Chas
Dec 31, 2024
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