This summer we’ve been working our way through the Book of Acts as part of our sermon series. We have heard and reflected on this first group of Christians. We have read about healings and miracles and God at work in so many ways. Acts is inspiring and encouraging and helps us think about the […]
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Easter is a day for feasting and celebration, but it is perhaps even more remarkable because it is not possible without the week that precedes it. Easter depends on betrayal, injustice, and painful prayers. Frankly, it’s a weird thing. For many Christians for a long long time, the season of Lent – the forty or
My favorite thing about following the church calendar is simple: Christmas gets 12 days. Yes, the 12 Days of Christmas is not just a fanciful song full of lords-a-leaping, and lots and lots of birds. It’s actually part of the way that the church has celebrated Christmas for a longtime – not one day, but
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You might be familiar with the idea of a teaching hospital. Maybe you know someone who has done medical training at one or maybe you have first hand experience as a medical professional yourself. Maybe you have watched one of many medical dramas that take advantage of the energy, excitement and stress of that environment
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The liturgical season of Advent draws us in, inviting us to pay attention to the story. This season is the lead up to the birth of Jesus but it in doing so it points us to the hundreds of stories that came before – stories of shepherds, queens, grace and the faithfulness of God to
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Emmanuel. God with us. For a lot of us, these words will conjure images of angels appearing, of a baby in a manger, of wise men from the East…of, well, Christmas. But here we are, halfway through the year, and we’re still talking about God with us. We don’t always think about Pentecost in these
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Granite Springs is joining in with churches all around the world to mark the season of Lent. This time in between Epiphany and Easter can be challenging to enter into but our hope is that we can do so together as a community and learn to see God’s movement during these few weeks. Remember that you
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Granite Springs is joining in with churches all around the world this season to celebrate Advent. We might be clear on why we celebrate Christmas, but the liturgical season of Advent can be a little murkier. “I can’t believe the store has already put out their Christmas decorations.” You might have heard that before. Or you might
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575 mph – the speed of our aircraft flying from California to Grand Rapids. 55 mph – the speed of our rental car making its way to Calvin College for the annual Symposium on Worship. Three main sessions, six workshops/seminars, two plenary sessions, meals, reunions and conversations. All in three days (and that’s just what
