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Apocalypse 2020: Real Revelation
Can you remember where you were a year ago? As I went to begin writing this blog post I ran across a draft for a blog post I started in December of 2019. That unfinished draft talked about just how challenging 2019 seemed to be for everyone and how there was a collective hope that… Read more
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Advent Letter from Pastor Tanner
December 5, 2020 “The time has come,” Jesus said. “The Kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” Dear Friend, The calendar has now flipped over to the month of December. We find ourselves beginning to think about the end of 2020. One more month and this bizarre year will officially be over. We… Read more
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Slow to Anger
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty tired of outrage right now. I’m exhausted by the constant anxieties and fighting and shouting. And I have a sneaky suspicion that the people pushing our buttons do not have our best interests in mind. Read more
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All Were Satisfied
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. ~ Mark 6:42-43 Last Sunday at Battle Creek First, we shared communion together. Due to restrictions in place in response to Covid, our time of communion may appear to focus on us as individuals more… Read more
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A Harvest Will Come
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of faith.…” Galatians 6:9-10 We often think about “doing good” as… Read more
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Seeking Peace
Last Sunday I had the privilege of being installed and preaching my first sermon as Pastor of Battle Creek First Church of the Nazarene. I chose to begin with a sermon series that acknowledges the problems and challenges that we face as part of everyday life now, and then asks, “What’s a Church to do?” … Read more
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