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As the Apostle Peter wrote to the churches in what is now Western Turkey, he referred to the followers of Jesus as exiles: those who are not living in their true home. This idea accurately describes anyone who has decided to place their true citizenship and home in the Kingdom of God. But just because […]
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet […]
This response was created May 14, 2021. While the call from Jesus, our King, to both love God and love others and make disciples as we go doesn’t change, the world around us does. And so the way we go about completing the Greatest Commandment and Great Commission must adapt to be effective while remaining […]
With 2020 now behind us and 2021 in full swing, I think it might be time to consider one of the most important lessons that this past year could have taught us. No matter what we put our hopes and dreams in, no matter what we thought was going to bring us fulfillment in our […]
When we gathered during the summer and fall of 2020 to take communion in the Harrington’s back yard, we took a look at 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 from three different angles: Unity, Taking Communion in a Worthy Manner, and Remembrance. This series of blog posts are an attempt to allow those who missed the service to […]
When we gathered during the summer and fall of 2020 to take communion in the Harrington’s back yard, we took a look at 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 from three different angles: Unity, Taking Communion in a Worthy Manner, and Remembrance. This series of blog posts are an attempt to allow those who missed the service to […]
When we gathered during the summer and fall of 2020 to take communion in the Harrington’s back yard, we took a look at 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 from three different angles: Unity, Taking Communion in a Worthy Manner, and Remembrance. This series of blog posts are an attempt to allow those who missed the service to […]
The Summer of 2020 is going to go down in our memories as a year like no other. Grafted’s response to COVID-19 put us in a position where we were no longer meeting every week in order to share in the symbolic meal we call Communion. We did gather 3 different times to participate in […]
It is no suprise to anyone to hear that 2020 has been an incredibly rough year. From wildfires in the eastern States and Australia to fires on the streets of Minneapolis, from murder hornets to devastating hurricanes… and throughout all of it we have had a global health crisis caused by the novel corona virus […]
Well, I must say that this spring has not been the spring I thought it was going to be. I thought we were going to be looking into our Constitution together (which is a few years old and in need of tweaking). I was looking forward to gathering each Sunday to worship with all of […]