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Pentecost Sunday – Pastor Todd Olson
It's Pentecost Sunday. We celebrate Pentecost every year in the church, but it does not get the same attention as Christmas, Easter, or any other number of occasions. I have been pondering that this week, as I am more and more convinced that we short change ourselves...
Thoughts from Job – Pastor Jillian Hobbs
Over the past several weeks, the young adult group has been working through the book of Job. This process has been long and has been making me think about our understanding of God. In several verses, Job is in a conversation with his friends. In this conversation, Job...
Prayers for Discernment – Pastor Todd Olson
We live in a day and time where we need to exercise discernment as followers of Jesus as well as in the church. There are many things that can cause us to go astray if we are not vigilant. In First Corinthians 12:10, Paul refers to “distinguishing between spirits” as...
He Is Good – Pastor Cindy Olson
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Many of you know that I have had my own struggles with depression and anxiety. However, I don’t often go into much detail about it. The truth is that I’m afraid if “people see my crazy” they will think I’m incompetent as a person...
Moments in Time – Pastor Jillian Hobbs
Have you ever wished that you could freeze a moment, or go and relive something in your past? Have you ever lost a photo, one that you treasured with all of you heart, not because of the image in the photo, but because of the experience that the photo represented?...
Reflection on “A Sacred Invitation” – Pastor Cindy Olson
Dear Friends, Since we did not have our Small Group Study this week I thought I would blog some thoughts on this final week of readings in our book A Sacred Invitation. So below are some things that “struck me”. Our Palm Sunday gospel reading was Matthew 21:12-17 when...