Tuesday, May 5, was scheduled as the Grace Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. The staff put the date on the calendar back in January, but we never got to the point of advertising it to you. As the date comes and goes, it is one more thing that is impacted by the Coronavirus.
While we can’t gather to thank you, and we don’t get ...
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Dear Grace Community,
The scripture for the sermon this week comes from 1st Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to one of the early churches. I’ve thought about Paul and his written communication more as I’ve taken to writing to you each week. Paul’s words in that letter are similar to mine for you today. I always give thanks to God for all of you, and I pray for you. We continue to strategize about when we’ll return to Grace ...
Dear Grace Community,
“The Israelites said to Moses and Aaron, ‘If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into the this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” – Exodus 16:3
Scripture tells us that the Israelites were in the wilderness for 40 years. In the Bible, the number 40 generally means a long ...
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Dear Grace Community,
Welcome to the Easter Season! The Easter Season is 50 days to celebrate our risen Lord. Check out this video>
It’s also a time to acknowledge that as Christians, we’re Easter people, and we still see pain and suffering around us. Being Easter people doesn’t mean we’re always happy and we see good everywhere. It means following Jesus, showing his love, and listening for where he calls and sends us.
I hope ...
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Welcome to Holy Saturday, the space between death and resurrection. For some it may feel like the world is stuck in Holy Saturday, a place of sadness and waiting. Holy Saturday is a hard place to live, and I have good news for you, Sunday is coming. Easter is coming. Resurrection is coming.
Earlier in the week I wrote to you and said, ‘Easter is about an empty cross, an empty grave, and a risen Lord. Nothing can change ...
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