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Pastor’s Column – Jun 2026
Genesis 2:1-3 Then Jesus said to them, ‘The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath. Mark 2:27 God rested! Isn’t that incredible to think about? God did not just take a power nap or walk at lunch; God created a recurring day of each week to rest. The Hebrew word shabbat (שָׁבַת), from which we get the word Sabbath, can mean rest; it can also…
from the pastor
From the pastor…. On June 19, 1988 at St. Peter’s UCC in Carmel, Indiana, I had hands laid upon me with hope, love and the Spirit. My dad said the prayer of ordination as I was blessed with family, friends, colleagues, local church members, wider church members, and folks from my first call. They were gathered around me with love. The authorized clergy, with my family laid hands upon me and the rest of the congregation touched the shoulder in…