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October 3, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet Many times throughout movie and television history, a theme similar to today’s scripture passage has been played out.  My first memory of experiencing this was while watching an episode of The Flintstones.  Fred Flintstone, that average, pre-historic spouse, father, friend, has an important decision to make.  To help him make this decision, a little angel Fred (complete with halo and...

October 10-31 worship services will share the theme of how we respond to God’s call to be faithful stewards of all resources.  We will begin this series with Jesus acknowledging how challenging it can be for humans to live as those within the reign of God on earth.  Then we will be challenged to live and serve humbly that we may glorify God. We will observe gratitude for miracles, and lastly, we will be challenged to love...

September 26, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet Here’s a familiar story that will make you smile ~ because it so true, its sad and funny at the same time.  You see, there was a woman who was pulled over by the police for aggressive driving.  She had not done anything illegal.  But she was tailgating, not letting people merge ahead of her, and simply driving in an unkind aggressive manner.  A police officer had been...

September 19, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet One of my favorite authors, Brene Brown, told a story about a village where all the women washed clothes together down by the river.  When they all got washing machines, there was a sudden outbreak of depression and no one could figure out why.  It wasn’t the washing machines in and of themselves.  It was the absence of time spent doing things together.  It was the absence of...

September 12, 2021 ~ Rev. Beckie Sweet Rev. Dr. Tom Bolsinger wrote: “A few years ago, I was invited by one of the contractors in my town to go to a job site. This contractor had recently lost his young daughter in a freakish and sudden passing, and the company that he worked for wanted to dedicate the building to her memory. They asked me if I would lead a brief service at the site. So, I drove to the place on a dreary day and parked...