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What Are You Waiting for These Days?

November 25, 2020 By Chris Lane 6 Comments

Haven’t we all been waiting for something lately – like some good news on a vaccine, or waiting for election dramas to be put to rest, or waiting for school plans to unfold, or waiting for better news about your friend’s health? I’ve never been very good at waiting, but I’ve come to see this… Read More »

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The COVID Time Warp

October 28, 2020 By Dale Ostema 2 Comments

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”  Galatians 6:9 Dear Central Church Family, I think you might agree that the past 8 months have felt like some kind of “time warp.” The COVID pandemic has left us feeling like… Read More »

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Prayers for a Frenetic Time Such as This

September 30, 2020 By Chris Lane 4 Comments

Friends of Central Church, Contentious elections. Quarantine fatigue. Hurricane and fire and floods. I don’t have to tell you the world and her people are hurting these days, and could use a prayer. So I’ve decided to use my column this month to simply list a few prayers I’m drawn to these days. You might… Read More »

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“Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord”

August 27, 2020 By Dale Ostema 4 Comments

“I was glad when they said unto me, “let us go into the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1 Dear Central Church Family, Wow, we’re finally there! On September 13th, unless some new COVID restrictions arise, we’ll resume in-person worship!  While it’s been nearly six months since we last met together for worship at Central,… Read More »

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“Watching Over One Another During Covid”

July 31, 2020 By Chris Lane 3 Comments

“Watching Over One Another During Covid”   Lately I have been whispering under my breath the “3 Simple Rules” set in play by John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement a couple centuries ago. Perhaps you know them too since they’ve been resurrected recently by Bishop Reuben Job’s marvelous book “Three Simple Rules”. They tell… Read More »

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“Nope, We’re Not.”

July 3, 2020 By Dale Ostema 7 Comments

“Nope, We’re Not.” Central Church Family, Back in May I started my blog with the question: “Are we there yet?” Well, two months later and that question is still nagging at us. The COVID pandemic hasn’t gone away and we’re still navigating our path through the strange new reality we’ve been left with. Two months… Read More »

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“Keep it Global”

May 28, 2020 By Chris Lane 3 Comments

“KEEP IT GLOBAL” In this time of quarantine, I’m finding it is easy to let our view of the world shrink, in our knee-jerk impulse to fear and self-protection. We look to care for “our own”. We constrain our movements to a close-cropped orbit until we are told it is safe to travel. I get… Read More »

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Are We There Yet?

April 29, 2020 By Dale Ostema 6 Comments

ARE WE THERE YET? Dear Central Church, Lately, I have felt like the child who’s on a car trip with their parents and asks, “are we there yet?” And when a parent replies, “Not yet;” the child demands to know just how much longer the trip will take! This trip we are on is called… Read More »

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Kaci Knows About Resilience

April 17, 2020 By Chris Lane 7 Comments

KACI KNOWS ABOUT RESILIENCE – Happy Easter, everyone! Christ is risen! We might even say “Christ is resilient”! Especially in these days, I am thinking about a delightful trait within nature we call “resilience”. Look it up and you will see it defined as: “the ability of a substance or object (or person) to spring… Read More »

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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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