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Let there be light.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the face of the deep… The two words in the original Hebrew that are translated as formless and empty are tohu and vohu. For a few different reasons, their literal English translations are elusive. When we translate them, we…
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Dig the Well. Grab the Bucket.
I was always told that being a pastor was much more than teaching and preaching. You need to have a diverse skillset. I used to think you had to be a polymath. A polymath is someone who has extensive knowledge in a variety of different areas. If you are going to pastor a church, you have…
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An “Eye” (I?) Problem
My glasses broke just before lockdown. Days before the worldwide pandemic forced us in doors, the eye glasses I depend on daily, were no longer dependable! Finding myself half blind and with no hope for new glasses any time soon, I scrambled through my nightstand drawer and pulled out an old pair I kept buried…
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December 24th – Christmas Eve
By: Pastor Jarren Rogers In some ways, Christmas Eve is better than Christmas Day. Today, it’s as if an invisible electricity is alive in the air. The buzz of tomorrow’s events, the preparation for tomorrow’s meals, the excitement for tomorrow’s gifts. It’s today that we gather in the kitchen to bake cookies for Santa, ensuring…
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December 23rd – I Worry
By: Gena Rutherford “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9). Just so you know, my natural tendency is to worry. I worry about almost everything. I don’t know why. I don’t…
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December 22nd – Our Alien Visitor
By: Pastor Jarren Rogers Imagine this…. An alien spaceship crashes into the grass behind C1NAZ. A small, green humanoid with an elongated head stumbles out of his cracked and smoking UFO. He turns his head from side-to-side, attempting to gather his surroundings. His eyes peer over a perplexing barrier, made up of interlocking wires of…
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December 21st – Fear NOThing
By: Pastor Andy Rutherford If you are like most people, you have probably given fear too much room in your life. Does it live rent-free in your mind? Fear seems like it takes up residence, expands, and before we know it, controls the entire household of our lives. Our decisions, our relationships, our priorities–can all…
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December 20th – A Cave
By: Pastor Jarren Rogers If you’ve ever read through the Psalms, you may come to the conclusion that all of them fall into one of three categories: 1. A Psalm of Praise and Thanksgiving 2. A Song of Sadness, Anger, and Lament 3. All of the Above David, like most of us, had highs and…
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December 19th – The Story
By: Annie Rogers My students have finally reached the most rewarding phase of kindergarten. They have practiced their letters and sounds. They have been writing and spelling for weeks. Now is the moment of truth. Time to progress onto the next stage: READING. I work with my kindergarteners in small groups. We each take turns…
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December 18th – Scatter
By: Pastor Jarren Rogers If there’s anything that this past year has shown us, it’s the vast impact that just one person can have. The emergence of the virus has made visible how much influence we have over our surroundings. Whenever someone tests positive, they attempt to trace everyone they had been around. One person…
Daily Pursuits
Reflections on our daily pursuit of Jesus.
Daily Pursuits 