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Staying Grounded When a Stiff Wind Blows

March 26, 2020 By Chris Lane 15 Comments

STAYING GROUNDED WHEN A STIFF WIND BLOWS So how are you doing out there, as this necessary virus quarantine keeps us apart? Hopefully, you are able to be more grounded than anxious, more hopeful than despairing, more Sabbath-keeping than wall-climbing. As of this moment, we do not know exactly how long we must “stay home/stay safe”.… Read More »

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Earthy Lent

February 27, 2020 By Dale Ostema 5 Comments

EARTHY LENT – Recently, I purchased a plant grow-light shelf for my wife Debbie. Deb’s hope is to grow micro-greens and get a head start on her summer garden plantings. Shortly after setting it up I noticed the strong smell of soil in the house. How do you describe that smell: Earthy, woody, mossy, musty? … Read More »

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Change Can Feel Like a Stormy Sea

January 30, 2020 By Chris Lane 3 Comments

Change Can Feel Like a Stormy Sea –  I recently started a class here at Central about the spiritual giant, Martin Luther, so pivotal to the Protestant Reformation of some 500 years ago. So to start the first class, I had us go around the room to ask where everyone’s ancestors fell on the “church… Read More »

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Together. . .Reaching. . .

January 9, 2020 By Dale Ostema 1 Comment

Dear Central Church Family, Belated Happy New Year! I hope the holidays offered you some measure of God’s presence and love. I know I found that goodness in my life in recent weeks. As we move into a new year together, I’m grateful for many things but, most of all, I am thankful for you–… Read More »

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This Christmas, I Want a Whole Lot More/Less

November 19, 2019 By Chris Lane 2 Comments

This Christmas, I Want a Whole Lot More/Less   I was complaining to one of you in the church recently, about my need to downsize the stuff that fills my house. Like so many USAmericans, it is alarmingly easy and seductive to accumulate so many possessions that they begin to sort of possess us. At… Read More »

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On the Threshold

October 31, 2019 By Dale Ostema 1 Comment

Dear Centralites, Church consultant and coach, Susan Beaumont, has written at length about the liminal times of life. The word liminal means something like “neither here nor there.” A liminal season is a time of uncertainty, of watching and waiting, a time between the now and the not yet. Beaumont says, “life is full of… Read More »

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Why Be Generous?

September 27, 2019 By Chris Lane Leave a Comment

You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill will not be hidden; … So let your light shine before others.                      -Jesus of Nazareth You ever notice when reading the Gospel that Jesus seems to actually believe his followers can change the world? Not only that, but these same followers… Read More »

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The Seasons Change

September 5, 2019 By Dale Ostema 1 Comment

Dear Fellow Centralites, Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music festival. Most of us remember that muddy mess of music and if not, the tunes made famous that weekend still get frequent radio play. I recently heard one those “Summer of ‘69” songs: “No Time,” by The Guess Who. It includes the… Read More »

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Young and Strong and God-Seeking

August 1, 2019 By Chris Lane 1 Comment

YOUNG & STRONG & GOD-SEEKING Nothing we ever do to affirm a young person is ever wasted! I am fresh off of a week helping lead a kayak adventure camp for our UMC conference. There was plenty of fresh air, hikes over mountains, deep conversations around the campfire, and the beauty of Lake Superior. Our… Read More »

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More Than Pizza Toppings

June 27, 2019 By Dale Ostema 5 Comments

Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking about graphs lately. I’m not mathematically inclined, so I like mine with pictures, like the pizza pictograph here. My choice would have been veggie pizza, but I guess that choice doesn’t register enough votes to count. Oh well; pizza, no matter how you slice it, is good! Our recent church… Read More »

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