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Hi friend, St. Paul encouraged Christians to “greet one another with a holy kiss” (2 Corinthians 13:12). If he had known more about what we call “flu season,” I suspect Paul would encourage us to reconsider our greetings. In our day and age there might be nothing more loving and Christian than a “holy elbow bump,” especially as concerns grow about specific illnesses (like the coronavirus). While governments efforts are growing globally and locally to

Week 2 ┃ Sheila Sekela Jesus answered, ‘It is written, “One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”’    – Matthew 4:4 Jesus said to him, ‘Again it is written, “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”’ – Matthew 4:7                                              

Week 1 ┃ Sheila Sekela Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tested by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.   – Matthew 4:1-2 “If we don’t feel desires for God, it’s not because we’ve drunk deeply and are satisfied. It’s because we’ve nibbled so long at the table of the world.”     – John Piper I have a confession: I hate fasting. I struggle

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Sunday Mornings, 9:00 AM Starting February 16 Take The Test Email to Sign Up Trained spiritual director, Lisa Maas, will be facilitating a Sunday morning group centered around the enneagram as an instrument of grace.  Call the church office at 223-1433 to sign up, click the button below or sign up on the whiteboard in the church lobby. Learn your Enneagram “type” in preparation for the class above and the Lenten sermon series. Free Enneagram tests exist, but are not