Hello, One and All! Jeremiah 29:11 reads, “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Likewise, Romans 12:12 encourages us with these words: “Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.” We pray… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – Oct. 19
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St. Paul’s Newsletter – October 12
Greetings, St. Paul’s Family and Friends! What kind of God do you have? Last Sunday (10/08), the gospel lesson was on the parable of the wicked tenants and a vengeful landowner. Our sermon offered perspective on what this parable teaches us about the character of God – tradition may not be all that it’s cracked… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – October 12
St. Paul’s Newsletter – October 5
Hello, Dear St. Paul’s Family! Philippians 1:9-10 reads “this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.” In Whom or What Do You Believe?… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – October 5
St. Paul’s Newsletter – September 28
Greetings and Salutations, One and All! This Sunday marks the first day of October! “Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves. We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” – Humbert Wolfe Jesus’s Authority Questioned Last Sunday (9/24), our gospel lesson told the story of how a landowner’s… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – September 28
St. Paul’s Newsletter – September 21
Greetings, Dear Ones!Happy Fall (in two days)! It is written somewhere that there are really only two seasons of the year: Fall, and Waiting-for-Fall. This writer whole-heartedly agrees; Autumn is her favorite time of year! So many shades of goldAutumnAnother miracle we take for grantedAnother expression of the artist’s visionThe blending of the autumn hueswith… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – September 21
St. Paul’s Newsletter – Sept. 14
Greetings, Beloved St. Paul’s Family!I hope you have all had a chance to enjoy this wonderful weather we’ve had of late! Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you havedone for us. We thank you for the splendor of the wholecreation, for the beauty of this world, for the wonder of life,and… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – Sept. 14
St. Paul’s Newsletter – Sept. 9
I trust you all had a fun and safe Labor Day weekend! Take Up Your Cross Last Sunday (9/03), we looked at Jesus’s instruction to his followers to “take up [their] cross,” and what that might look like from a practical perspective – based upon our epistle lesson in Romans 12. The good news is that… Continue reading St. Paul’s Newsletter – Sept. 9