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A Blessing for Face Masks

Blessed are those who give the gift of their time and their talent to create face masks for others, for their community, for strangers,...

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Praying During a Pandemic

- written by Jim Wallis (inspired by the prayer Jesus taught his disciples as recorded in Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13) O Lord, we...

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Being Whole and Healthy: The Wholeness Wheel

I pray that you are all able to find ways to keep healthy in all the dimensions of life. Having our normal routines and usual...

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. . . you are still God.

One of my favorite sites for creative worship materials (https://re-worship.blogspot.com/) curates prayers, litanies, hymns,...

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Christ is Still Risen by Guest Blog Writer: Jake Rehm

“But the angel said to the women, 'Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen,...

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‘We are to fear and love God so that we neither endanger nor harm the lives of our neighbors...'

Dear Emmanuel, As we hear more states across the country open businesses, and our own governor make moves to open restrictions on our...

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Guest Blog Author: Maxine Holden

“I Myself,” the Lord answered, “will go along, to give you rest.”- Exodus 33:14 This verse occurs in the Book of Exodus following the...

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God is with us

Beloved people of Emmanuel (God-is-with-us), For me this Holy Week of 2020 was more poignant that those I’ve experienced before. ...

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How to serve your neighbors. From home!

I was blessed to be able to chat with a group of local pastors and a Palliative Care Physician at Sacred Heart on Monday. She gave us...

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God is here. At the cross

Dear Church, Yes, you. You are the church. Not some building. But you already know that. Here is another way for me to communicate...