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New Year, New You?

So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look,...
Rev. Beth Wartick
January 8, 2025
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Short, Sweet, and Simple

 While [Mary and Joseph] were [in Bethlehem] , the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to...
Rev. Beth Wartick
December 17, 2024
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Spoilers

Unexpected and mysterious is the gentle Word of grace. Everloving and sustaining is the peace of God’s embrace. If...
Rev. Beth Wartick
December 4, 2024
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Reruns

Lately, I’ve been re-watching old TV shows. Not that the shows themselves are more than thirty years old, but...
Rev. Beth Wartick
November 20, 2024
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Cardigan Day

Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness,...
Rev. Beth Wartick
November 13, 2024
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Your Kingdom Come

I’ve been thinking quite a lot about God’s kingdom lately. Each time we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we pray: your...
Rev. Beth Wartick
October 30, 2024
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Peace Makers

[Jesus said,] “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” -Matthew 5:9   A few weeks...
Rev. Beth Wartick
October 23, 2024
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God Gives the Growth

You cause the grass to grow for the cattle     and plants for people to cultivate, to bring forth food from the...
Rev. Beth Wartick
October 16, 2024
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The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

There is a children’s book entitled, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” In the book,...
Rev. Beth Wartick
October 2, 2024
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Suicide Prevention - We Have to Talk About It

September is suicide prevention month. The following devotion will deal with that subject at length; if it is...
Rev. Beth Wartick
September 18, 2024

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