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Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

If you’ve been part of the annual rhythms of cultivating, planting, watering & harvesting, you’ve experienced how it becomes part of you. The sights & smells of soil & rain, animals & equipment are so familiar. The daily prayers for rain and sun in just the right amounts and prayers for a good harvest are still so easy for you to pray. But those experiences are shared by far fewer people than they once were. We’ve moved from an agricultural society to an industrialized societ

Rick Power

6 min read

Genesis 25:19-34

Living in the twenty-first century is exhausting at times. An individual cannot turn on the television, open a computer screen, or look at their phone without being encouraged by the latest trend, which can make them thinner, smarter, and more efficient with less time. Each ad encourages consumers to try the 21-day sugar detox, 30-day Ab challenge, or save up for Amazon Prime day—“Big Savings”. Growing in popularity is wearable technology. It seems all major companies are cre

Hannah Beers

2 days ago4 min read

Romans 8:1-11

In our little neck of the woods in SE Idaho, it was a long hard winter. Long. Hard. Winter. I had not seen that much snow since my childhood Christmases spent in Northern Minnesota. In the past, I would have savored every flake, every cold and blustery night, snuggled up in front of a fire. And then I had kids. With a 1 year old and 4 year old, being cooped up in the house for several long, dark, cold months produces a rare form of suffering. You do all the craft pro

Stephanie R. Dyrness Lobdell

4 min read

Psalm 65:(1-8), 9-13

Do you remember the 1992 Disney animated version of Aladdin? It is—and this is just an objective fact, so don’t bother arguing—the best cartoon Disney ever produced. The genie, voiced by the irreplaceable Robin Williams in the prime of his career, yields “phenomenal cosmic powers” which he puts memorably to use in several scenes and montages throughout the movie. Each time he needs to grant a wish, or the question of the extent of his capabilities comes up, the genie treats

Tara Thomas Smith

2 min read

Rhythm

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The Fourth Week of December

Because of Jesus’s suffering on earth, we are not alone in our suffering.

Addison Gildner

Dec 22, 20257 min read

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Acts 1:6-14

Leader Guide Participant Handout Lesson Focus: If we want to participate in the work that Jesus is doing in our world, bringing about the Kingdom of God, then we must pray and wait for God’s Spirit to empower us and send us out. Catching up on the story: Jesus has died, and has risen from the dead. In Luke he has appeared to the disciples, explaining and teaching more things to them. Jesus has ordered them to say in Jerusalem so that they might wait for the gift that the Fath

Jason Buckwalter

May 117 min read

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Ascension / Seventh Sunday of Easter

Call to Worship: Psalm 93 One: Alleluia! Christ is Risen!+ Many: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! One: The Lord is King; he has put on splendid apparel; the Lord has put on his apparel and girded himself with strength. Many: He has made the whole world so sure that it cannot be moved; One: Ever since the world began, your throne has been established; you are from everlasting. Many: The waters have lifted up, O Lord, the waters have lifted up their voice; the waters have lift

Brent Neely

5 min read

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Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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