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Sermon:  AUGUST 19, 2012| Pastor Roxi Gnatzig The Joy of Aging! Someone said, “If my body were a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I’ve got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull. Seat [...]

Thank you to the many volunteers for giving of your time & gifts all week to the children in our area during Operation Overboard VBS! Thank you to the kids for coming & spending your week with us – exploring & diving deep into God’s love!  Click here to see some of the highlights of [...]

I don’t do New Years resolutions. I generally think they are just a means to set myself up for the disappointment of not succeeding, or that I will aim too low and so the celebration of success will not be as full as it could have been if I had set my standards a bit [...]

Memories are those things that keep us smiling when we feel we are being ripped apart from the things that help define us. The Apostle Paul relied upon his memories of the Christians in the Faith Communities he visited and pastored for a season. It was their lives woven together that helped each grow in [...]

When I see the face of a child, I think of the unseen potential of faith in God. There is something built within our human DNA that draws us as a child to have faith. Jesus taught that the faith of a child could see God (Mark 10:15). If a child is not exposed to [...]

My favorite verse is the one that Jesus shared as he was quoting from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:5 & Leviticus 19:18)– His Bible: “You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor [...]

That’s What Makes God, God We have been studying about the eye witness accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. What strikes me most is how Jesus pursued those whom he loved, to reassure them that God had not abandoned them. Mary Magdalene – the demon possessed woman was the first one gifted with Jesus’ resurrected presence. A [...]

Jesus tells the crowds and disciples: “Truly I tell you; whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” (Mark 10:15 NRSV). Being a grandmother and watching my precious grandchildren grow is such a joy. Little Payton is now 6+ months. Nathan will be celebrating his first birthday [...]

UMCOR RESPONDS TO EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI Just before 5:00 PM local time on January 12, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, the largest in the nation’s history. Centered about 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, this quake has caused enormous damage and loss of life. The death toll is mounting. Hundreds of thousands are feared dead. [...]