Author: stacyboyer
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Wednesday Connection
Summer brings change, and we are stepping into our summer rhythm next Wednesday. Bring your lunch and join us at the table for food, fellowship, and faith talk. We’ll spend summer break growing our relationships with God and each other. No study guide or book to read. Expect your Bible of course! We will gather…
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Unraveling Questions
Tomorrow we begin our study Unraveling Questions: Exploring God’s Word the Wesleyan Way. We will gather together each week to take a question about faith home for study. With the help of the weekly guide, we will seek to answer the question by -diving deep into scripture -looking back to the tradition of our faith…
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Embracing Joy: YOU are loved!
Each year I choose a word or maybe I should say a word chooses me. This year’s been a bit different. I guess you might say I wasn’t really feeling it. No normal excitement or brainstorming for the perfect word. For the most part I didn’t think about it at all. I entered 2024 without…
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Coming Soon: A New Bible Study
It all begins March 13th at noon. A new study by Louie Giglio: Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table. Starting with an Introduction we’ll move into this six-week video-driven study. We don’t have to fight the battle of our thought life on our own. Jesus is the perfect leader to follow when…
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Embracing Joy: It’s Not Fair!
This week’s study revealed the turning of a corner in Habakkuk’s life. By the third chapter of his book we see him move from questioning, doubting, wondering if God is present to acceptance of God’s plan for the Israelites. One friend at the table expressed her view of life when evil seems to have the…
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Embracing Joy: Whoa!
This week’s teaching makes me feel like I’m riding a runaway horse doing all the things to bring it to a halt. Things like pulling on the reigns as hard as I can and clinching the saddle horn with the other. All the while I’m screaming, “WHOA!” As in wait a minute. This is moving…
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Embracing Joy: Truth… or Not
I rise early this morning to pray and meditate with a friend. This is a new venture, and I didn’t consider my praying aloud might wake him. But wake him it did, and after pouring a cup of coffee, he goes into his office. He works as I prepare to head out for the day,…
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Embracing Joy: When the Truth Stings a Little
This week’s transformational truths in our study Embracing Joy by Jean Wilund caused me to squirm. There were moments I wanted to put the book down. to turn away from the truth because as they say, “the truth hurts.” The reality is the hardest person to deal with in my life is MYSELF. I share…
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Embracing Joy: Reroute the Doubt
I’ve often thought Thomas got a bad rap. He shared his honest feelings with his closest friends, and the nickname Doubting Thomas has followed him since. When you look closely at Thomas you will find not only doubt, but an ultimatum to believe. Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and…
Unraveled Love 