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Racial Wealth Gap Learning Simulation

Sunday, February 6 2:30-4:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall Sign up here. What is the Racial Wealth Gap? We all know that Black families struggle financially more than White families. But without Googling it – just take a guess – what is the comparative median wealth of White families to Black? Maybe twice the wealth for White families? Maybe five times? You might be surprised to know that, according to the…

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A Righteous View of Healthy Eating

With the start of the new year, many of us are thinking about how to eat and live more healthfully in the year ahead. We have many different prophets telling us that they have the word on what really constitutes healthful eating and living. Obviously, good health and good food come in many different forms in many different cultures. In her new book, How the Other Half Eats, Priya Fielding-Singh…

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Message from Jo Forrest -- December 2021

All four of the Gospels in our Bible provide unique narratives and theologies of the life, death, and resurrection of our savior. Mark’s Gospel opens with “the good news of Jesus Christ, the son of God,” immediately throws Jesus into the Jordan River for baptism, and then races to the cross. This sparse Gospel barely mentions Jesus’ family and refers to him as the Son of Man. John’s Gospel situates …

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Waiting with Joy

Advent is the time of anticipation. How are you approaching this season of waiting? It can be easy to get discouraged as we look around and see problems waiting for us every day. Needless strife and violence occur daily in the headlines. Supply chain problems make presents harder to buy. Surges in holiday travel will make flying a nightmare. What are we to do about wearing or not wearing masks…

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Between Here and There -- December 2021

Depending on the translation of Scripture you look to, the word heart shows up somewhere between 400 to more than 900 times! No matter how you cut it, that’s quite a few. Though there are a few different variations of how the word is meant in the differing passages, a wide assortment of these verses speaks to the heart as the source of our true self. When you read through these different verses, y…

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Come, Lord Jesus: Watching and Waiting in Advent

The season of Advent has a dual theme. Yes, Advent signals the coming of Christ as a baby at Christmas, yet it also prepares for the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time. The two are in tension as we watch and wait for both comings. Both meanings are reflected in the Scripture readings and music of the Advent season, and together they enrich our spiritual lives in the four weeks leading up…

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Westminster Seminars -- A Quest to the Holy Land

Advent Series A Quest to the Holy Land Rev. Louise Rogers During December, Louise Rogers will take the group on a quest to the Holy Land by studying The Journey by Adam Hamilton, where he travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem in a fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Hamilton approaches this world-changing event with thoughtfulness. Using historical information, archaeological data, and a…

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