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Finding God in Our Exhaustion: Jacob’s Stone Pillow

Many of us have mastered the art of the uncomfortable church nap. You know the one – where you’re trying to stay respectfully upright while your eyelids wage war against consciousness. Maybe it happens during the pastoral prayer, or when someone is explaining a financial report. Your head starts that telltale bob, and you jerk […]

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God Speaks Through the Unexpected: Lessons from Mary and the Shepherds

Have you ever received life-changing news from an unexpected source? Perhaps it came through a child’s innocent observation, a stranger’s kind gesture, or a friend’s casual comment that suddenly illuminated everything differently. In our world of carefully curated messages and polished presentations, we often overlook how God speaks through ordinary voices and everyday moments. Today’s […]

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Embrace Faith in Ordinary Moments This Advent

 We gather this first Sunday of Advent fresh from Thanksgiving tables and carrying both gratitude and grief – some of us still feeling the warmth of family gatherings, others mourning empty chairs, like those who gathered Wednesday to celebrate Carl Kasey’s 101 years of faithful living. In these days between giving thanks and preparing for […]