Not An Insignificant Cog

About 50 years ago, Joni Mitchell wrote a song, Woodstock, about a traveler, symbolic lyrics representing the counterculture of the 60s. Part of the song goes like this … Well, then can I roam beside you?I have come to lose the smog, And I feel myself a cog in somethin’ turning. And maybe it’s the time of…

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Your treasure … your heart!

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  (Matthew 6:21) Pastor Paul began a short series today on stewardship.  Our church owns property … a beautiful piece of property in our town. The leadership casts a vision of a neighborhood church … open and available to folks during the week. The procuring…

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the genius of God

Where do you see the genius of God at work? Our pastor asked this question today.  My thoughts flew to the great outdoors … the ocean never swallows the land, the mountains reach for the heavens.  Then I thought about our grandsons … how beautiful babies are … how amazing the human body is.  We…

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uncomfortable gratitude – updated

I wrote the following words in January 2011 … shortly after our small sweet church disbanded:  It is uncomfortable to be without a church home right now.  I shared with a few friends last night that I don’t like these circumstances. But as the scripture says to, “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is…

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