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Celebrating Our Ministries (Page 27)

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Why Does a Good God Allow Evil?

On Sunday, I preached that God is present, here and now, in this world and in this life, with all our struggles and pain. This seems very hopeful to me, so I was surprised that the conversations during coffee hour turned to the question of evil and suffering. People asked, why does God allow evil?…

On Earth as in Heaven

Every Sunday, I invite you to share in Holy Communion with these words: “Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, you are welcome here, in this place and at this table. There is food enough for all. Come and be fed.” Several people mentioned this offertory invitation in our Discovery Process interviews and at the Discovery Process Summit we held in early…

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A Challenging New Mission

Last week I shared with you the new vision statement that we developed together using the Discovery Process. The Vision of St. Dunstan’s Church is: On earth as in heaven, all are welcome, all are fed, and all are loved. The Discovery Process gave us the opportunity to share our stories as we interviewed one…

An Impossible Vision

At St. Dunstan’s Church we have a vision: On earth as in heaven, all are welcome, all are fed, and all are loved. Most days that vision seems impossible. Last week we fed 518 people in our Tuesday feeding ministry. 518 people needed the blessing of a free meal. How wonderful that we can feed so many, but how sad that so…