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with us 8:45 am This is an informal time of worship. No childcare is provided 9:30 am Sunday School for all ages 10:30 am This is a traditional, joy-filled service with our choir and Chancel side chat for children. Nursery is provided for ages 6 and under. For severe weather closings call 937-568-4102 and listen to the message. |
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God Dwells in the Details
It's easy for those of us who fancy ourselves "big picture" types to pooh-pooh such attention to detail. But we're wrong when we do that. As a rabbi friend puts it, it is God (not the devil) who dwells in the details.
Appointed and Authorized
He imagines we can find the clumsy words to speak his gorgeous message. We are appointed and authorized. Our names have been called.
Shoots
Here's how it appeared the word of God had failed: the Shoot of Jesse was cut down. Here is how it did not fail: turns out, the Shoot of Jesse was like the Jurupa Oak, and it sent up shoots, and they were you. And if they are burned down, he will send up more, and more, and more, and each time they will spread further, until the whole world is green and rustling with salvation.
God and the City
Some folks don't have much use for cities and don't think God does either. Cities are too big, too messy, too . . . much. God dwells, we imagine, in green pastures and amid soaring mountains. Personally, I think God likes both, both city and country.
Street Smart in Sunday School
If you have a Sunday school teacher you appreciate, send them this devotional, and thank them for moving beyond the simple answers to the wisdom in the streets.
Be Still
"Be still and know that I am God." Being still, even if people get your name wrong, is a place beyond serenity.
A Prayer for the New Year
Sometimes a prayer like this is needed to wake us from our slumber, to shake us loose from our fears, and to set us on our way of "immediacy" toward long-forgotten hopes and longings and dreams. I think this is a prayer for the New Year.
A Silly Question?
Jesus asks so many questions in the four gospels—307 different questions, to be exact. Some of his questions are profound, while others are probing. And then there are the silly questions.
Daffodils
Deep participation in a tradition greater than our own invention is the bulb under the earth. It will live through the cold, to rise again, long after my self-made bouquet has faded.
One Possessed of a Knowing
If we are to believe The Jerome Biblical Commentary, "Nazareth was an insignificant village never mentioned in the Old Testament. [And] no prophecy had connected the Messiah with Galilee, and certainly not with Nazareth."
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Wherever you are on life's journey,
you are welcome and appreciated
for who you are The best way to find out about our congregation and this opportunity for you is to visit and observe. Please accept our invitation to worship with us on any Sunday. We are a warm and caring community of faith, centrally located at the crossroads of Rt 54 and Plattsburg-London Road. Welcome!
--The Ministers of Plattsburg United Church of Christ
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UCC Church House to feature prominent African-American preachers during Black History Month
Next week marks the beginning of Black History Month, a time to honor and elevate the many accomplishments of African Americans –– individuals who thought boldly, acted differently, and had the courage to be themselves in the face of any and all adversity.
Black History Month, Lent Devotional keys to 'Think. Act. Be.' for UCC
Next week marks the beginning of Black History Month, a time to honor and elevate the many accomplishments of African Americans – individuals who thought boldly, acted differently, and had the courage to be themselves in the face of any and all adversity. The month of February also includes the start of the Lenten season (Feb. 22), when Christians from around the world prepare themselves for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Academy of Parish Clergy writing contest deadline Feb. 15
Pastors serving their first parish or those recently completing a first-call pastorate are invited to participate in the Academy of Parish Clergy’s quarterly journal, Sharing the Practice, by submitting an article on the challenges of a first-call pastorate as it relates to emergent and post-institutional church issues.
Former GMP has ministerial standing reinstated
Former General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ the Rev. John H. Thomas has had his ministerial standing reinstated by the Western Reserve Association of the Ohio Conference of the United Church of Christ.
UCC justice advocates applaud denial of Keystone pipeline
United Church of Christ and other faith leaders opposed to Keystone XL pipeline proclaimed their support of President Obama's January 18 decision to deny a permit for construction of a 1,700-mile pipeline that would have transported heavy crude oil trapped in tar sands from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico for refinement.
Arthur Keys earns Emory honor for international relief, development work
Founder, president and CEO of International Relief and Development, Keys is being recognized as an Emory University History Maker for his leadership, humanitarian service and commitment to the university community.
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