Author’s note: Apologetics is the religious discipline of defending doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse. This is a piece of Christian apologetics: I am defending the importance of strong relationships among the people of our community; they speak to the strength of...
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The Elders met by conference call on August 8 for our July/August meeting. We want to share the highlights with you. 1. Stewardship and Budget: Giving statements have been mailed to all givers. Hopefully the statements will serve as a reminder for those who are not up to date and...
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Life Line Screening is hosting a day of health screenings at Old First Church on Thursday, September 5, from 9am – 5pm. Five health screenings are included in a price of $139: artery plaque screening, heart rhythm, abdominal aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease, osteoporosis...
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Join us on Sunday, August 18 for a picnic at the church. We will start with a shortened outdoor service at 10am, then enjoy hot dogs, burgers, and veggie burgers along with potluck side dishes. People with last names starting A-M should bring salads or sides, and folks with last names...
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1 God of our life, through all the circling years, we trust in you; in all the past, through all our hopes and fears, your hand we view. With each new day, when morning lifts the veil, we own your mercies, Lord, which never fail. 2 God of the past, our times are in your
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This coming Sunday, August 11, guest organist Andrew Monath will be playing 4 pieces of music on the organ! Andrew has selected the following piece’s to play throughout the service: PRELUDE – Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation – Purcell / arr. Jason Krug SPECIAL MUSIC...
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I am not even a grandfather yet. No signs of labor yet, but already past the due date, so it could be any day. But even without a grandchild, I have strong feelings about grandparenting. And mostly my opinion is that as a grandfather, I may have lots of opinions, but I should keep them...
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The Book Group on Race & Racism will next meet on Sunday, Sept. 8 after worship. Our summer reading The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, by journalist Isabel Wilkerson. By telling the true stories of three of the travelers...
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This E-pistle is what last Sunday’s sermon would have been had the elevator gotten fixed! When the elevator repair man reported late last Friday afternoon that the new digital board was installed and working, but there were unexpected problems with the relays, and the elevator would...
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If the past week is any measure, it appears that President Trump’s re-election campaign strategy revolves around polarizing the country along racial divides as well as branding the Democrats as both un-American and dangerous socialists. That worries me: the danger is in the damage that...
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