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Would Jesus Say Amen to Sanctions?
Hello friends - bit of business up front and then we’ll dive into the topic for the day. My final day at Chagrin Falls is Easter Sunday...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Apr 5, 20225 min read
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Draw Near to God
Hello friends! Today is Friday so that means I'll copy the congregation wide Lenten devotional and then offer some of my own reflections...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Apr 1, 20225 min read
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Praying with Missionaries Week 4
Hi friends! Today we are back praying with our missionary friends! This week we get to meet Patrick Booth who is originally from Texas...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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Building Trust
Generally speaking I work from home on Fridays and Tuesdays to save on some gas. This past Friday I worked out of my office at the YMCA...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 29, 20226 min read
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Gifts of the Spiritual Wilderness: Exasperation yields Expertise
Hello friends! it's Friday and Friday means sharing a snippet from our church wide devotional. Seeing as many of you already have the...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 25, 20227 min read
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Praying with Missionaries Week 3
Hi there friends! It's Wednesday and Wednesday means praying with our missionary friends! <3 yay! I really enjoy this weekly chance to...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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Church and State: Prophet vs Profit
Oh boy here we go. Nick...why are we doing this? This is a "political" one coming up. Do with that what you will. Last night I was...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 22, 20229 min read
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Gifts of the Spiritual wilderness: Let it Go
Hey there church - today I'll be resharing the the devotional from our Lenten Devotionals "Gifts of the Spiritual Wilderness." If you...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 18, 20222 min read
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Praying with Missionaries: Week 2
Hey friends! I broke away from the tradition I had planned for our blogs as a result of the conflict in Ukraine where I felt a need to...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 16, 20225 min read
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Faith Like a Water Slide
This weekend was the annual Kalahari trip for the youth group - this year we had 5 youth join Jackie and myself who were over the moon...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 14, 20224 min read
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Gifts of the Spiritual Wilderness: Virtues and Vices
Hey friends! As planned last week I would use Friday's to share the devotional from our Lenten devotional books available for free for...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Christ as a Cupbearer
Good day friends - thanks for tuning in. To continue on with our series "Drink from the Fountain of Grace" I have been thinking about the...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 9, 20225 min read
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Like a Broken Vessel: A commentary on Faith and Suicide
Hey friends - you can probably tell by the title of the blog today that this might be triggering for some of you who have experienced the...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 8, 20227 min read
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Reading Romans 16 - Finale
Friends, you've made it the final reading of the Romans worship series. You should be really proud of yourself! I know I've been saying...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 4, 20226 min read
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Reading Romans 15
Hey there friends. You might not be at the ultimate reading yet but you are at the penultimate reading so hey baby steps be proud of...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 2, 20227 min read
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Reading Romans 14
Happy Tuesday friends. One of these days I'll write this blog on Sunday and have it ready for Monday. But....today is not that day. Today...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Mar 1, 20225 min read
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Romans and Russia: A Commentary
Hey friends - today I felt it was important to comment on the current Russia - Ukraine conflict. Not as a politician, but as a pastor....

Chagrin Falls UMC
Feb 25, 20224 min read
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Reading Romans 13
Hello - It's Nick. Today we'll be going through Romans 13 and working through the best parts, the difficult parts, and sharing some of...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Feb 23, 20229 min read
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Reading Romans 12
Hey ya'll! Welcome to this next week of blogs. We only have two chapters to read this week - 12 and 13 - before we bring it to close next...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Feb 21, 20225 min read
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Reading Romans 11
Hey you wanna know how cool you are? You've reached the the conclusion of part 1 of Romans. Now, I know, I know I already praised you for...

Chagrin Falls UMC
Feb 18, 20225 min read
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