'love' Tagged Posts (Page 2)
Musical Instruments Needed for Flooded High School
As you probably remember, we sent the flood cleanup buckets we had put together down to our sister congregation, Bridges of Grace UCC in Charleston, WV following the devastating flooding down there in June. Well, they have another request and we’re going to try to help them out with it. We received the following note from Rev. Kay Albright, the pastor at Bridges of Grace The floods in West Virginia have been devastating in many areas. Bridges of Grace UCC,…
It Is Time
by Jim Clausing A few weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples were entitled to equal protection under the law which made same-sex marriage legal everywhere in the United States. This decision has been hailed by some and met with anger and dismay by others, both of those reactions have been seen in our midst. The question now is, as Christians, followers of Christ, how is God calling us to respond to that, especially in light…
From the pastor….
Love, Welcoming Community, Leadership, Fun/Joy, Faith As we move into the July, can you believe it, July, …we are called to live together in “Hesed” Loving kindness, steadfast love… When asked in worship a few weeks ago to share where you saw hesed, here is how you replied.. Helping with things, being happy, singing praises, in a spouse or partner, church family, children, Pastor Mindy, things we do in the community, fellowship, Bible school, search committee, at work, family. What…
Core Values: Part 1 – Love
On Maundy Thursday, we read from the Gospel of John, this year (Year A of the Revised Common Lectionary). In particular, we read John 13:34-35, I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. Similarly, in Matthew 22:36-40 we read, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”…
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