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*I feel compelled to offer a trigger warning here, as I’ll be writing about suicide and the guilt experienced by survivors.* Isaiah 40:1-2 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that……
Psalm 42:4-6 These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God, with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival. Why are you cast down, O my……
1 Samuel 3:8 The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. It gives……
Psalm 65:5 By awesome deeds you answer us with deliverance, O God of our salvation; you are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas. I didn’t need this article (click here to read……
Psalm 38:9 O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you. What remains when the words run out? On a familiar trail, accompanied by setting sun, I kneel for a closer look at……
Isaiah 64:1-2 O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence—as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil—to make your name known to your adversaries, so that the nations……
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. There are so many elements of Psalm 23 that resonate deeply with me. I can imagine lying……
Ezekiel 37:11-14 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.” Therefore prophesy, and say to them,……
Dear friends, I pray this message finds you well. Here is today’s worship service in its entirety. It includes the faith stories of our recent confirmands and the recordings of their confirmation services. We pray for Bryss, Anders, Aidan and……
Hello, friends. This week’s Reformation Sunday worship service, in its entirety, may be viewed here: If you’d prefer to listen to the gospel reading and sermon only, you may do so here: This week’s sermon is based on John 8:31-36…….
