Rebekah and Derek’s 2020 Newsletter
"This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
Let’s Make Christmas 2020 a Show of Festive Defiance!
it's about putting some live ammunition to go with our quiet faith...
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How Do You Spell Hope? (a story of promise, imagination, and hard work)
when hope and imagination and hard work begin to take hold...
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Racism/violence/COVID crisis: we can do better; we must effect positive change; as people of faith we can lead the way
I have a true story for you. It’s a difficult story to hear, but I’m not sharing this to sensationalize, or to cause despair. Instead I’m telling it to bring hope, and to talk about what is possible when (and if) things are done right. Back when I was an educator, working in the community…
Love wins! Hope is strong! Faith isn’t a lost cause, but the answer! (a beautiful wedding tells the story)
The Lord is my shepherd… – Psalm 23 Sunday turned out to be a nicely framed worship experience, as we started the day by sharing communion with the beautiful people of our church family then ended with an exquisitely beautiful wedding in the late afternoon. Weddings are important for many reasons. Not only setting the…
how can we possibly be cynical when we are around children?
Children provide the most compelling motivation to keep on track and to live lives of active faith
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Get it right! The Gospel is Good News!
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those…
Life is difficult, faith doesn’t change that, love wins anyway…
being a Christian doesn't give us a free pass but instead means that we get to participate in God's initiatives of grace, and healing, and mercy, and restoration,
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Teenagers + passion + faith + life = a bright future
If you have any doubts about this world, own any cynicism regarding the future, or carry any fear as to what's next... then hang around some of the young people from our church...
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Calling Our Nation’s Leadership to Account #MLKDay
I may be justifiably concerned about the disappointing tenor of leadership in Washington today. But, I am completely confident that the huge, robust, heart of this nation still beats to the tune of love and justice!
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