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SAYING THX FOR BEING YOU (min msg)

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 calumet.org luthercrest.org

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THANKS FOR BEING CHURCH (min msg)

Gratitude after a very personal funeral on Saturday St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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3 TABLES FOR THANKSGIVING (min msg)

4 3/4 mins on three tables (family, communion, open) HAPPY THANKSGIVING! St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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Giving Thanks in a New Set of Surroundings

A year ago we went to my sister’s house near Chicago to celebrate Thanksgiving, completely unaware that in less than a year everything would change. A new home, a new community, a new school for the kids, new people in … Continue reading

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A word of thanks before we go…

(Here is a reflection to the people of St. Michael’s, New Canaan, CT before I begin my new call as pastor of St. Paul, Old Saybrook, CT. My last Sunday in New Canaan is 9/28/2014. My first Sunday in Old Saybrook is … Continue reading

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Lincoln on Thanksgiving

I came across President Lincoln’s “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” several years ago.  For a few years I read it before we ate our Thanksgiving meal. Like many things, it got overlooked in recent years and I forgot about until recently. Last … Continue reading

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Rethinking the Harvest and the Kingdom

(Jesus) said, “The harvest is plentiful,     but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go on your way. See,          I am sending you out … Continue reading

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