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10 Aug 2021

Where Is God When Powerful People Are Out of Control?

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Keep the words of the Lord in your heart; teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7) The regular habit of reading the Bible has saved my life more times than I can count. The previous night, I put my head on the pillow after indulging in a large dose of world and national news. It was a feast of political finger-pointing by the well-connected and the rich and powerful exerting their......

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10 Aug 2021

Faithlife App Bridges A Gap

Gloria Dei Office

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Stay connected with your church and other believers. Share prayer requests, create and promote events, follow along with curated Bible reading plans, and more. Join our community – View the Newsletters and our Bulletins from your phone! Do you want to be able to see the bible readings from your phone or tablet in real time? Want to view the newsletter in digital color format? Read the Bible together, post prayer requests, stay current on events, listen to our sermons and send messages on the Faithlife app! Scan this QR code......

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14 Jun 2021

Practice Getting Uncomfortable

Pastor Scott

blog, Pastor Scott Mann

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor and theologian. He was also part of the anti-Nazi resistance and died by hanging as a POW at the age of 39. He had a rich spiritual life and was a prolific writer. He believed there were some specific things each Christian needed to do to maintain their relationship with God and enjoy God’s peace: to take time each day for reading and meditation on Scripture, spend time in prayer and to allow God to intercede. Bonhoeffer also believed that faith is not to be taken......

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07 Jun 2021

Keep Being WEIRD

David Dahl

blog, Pastor David Dahl

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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21) Ken Kuhn, our Church Council president, pointed me to a concern that’s been on my mind ever since. As we’ve trudged through COVID and social upset, church membership in the United States has dropped below 50 percent for the first time in 80 years, according to Gallup. Through the 20th century, membership in churches, synagogues, and mosques hovered around 70 percent. Beginning around 2000, however, membership began to drop rapidly, finally reaching 47 percent in 2020. The trend is......

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