Christianity
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Continuing the Work God Has Begun Among You: Living a Generous Life
From April 2016 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. ~ Philippians 1:6 We began the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday as I said the words: “today with the whole church we enter the…
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Living Generously vs Living Stingily
From March 2016 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. ~ Acts 2:46-47 There are no Scriptures that I have been able to find that…
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Living A Generous Life
From February 2016 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ~…
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Worship During Snowzilla
While we are not able to worship on Sunday because we’re snowed in, we can truly worship everyday wherever we are. I’ve provided some simple worship materials for you and your family and friends to do together. If there is something in these materials or that you come up with yourselves that you found particularly helpful or…
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The Year Ahead
From January 2016 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter 11[God] has made everything suitable for its time; moreover he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 12I know that there is nothing better for them than to be happy and enjoy…
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What the heck are “O Antiphons”? I’m glad you asked
My friend, Joe Summerville (Pastor at University Lutheran Church, Norman, OK), often helps me remember and observe the richness of our Christian heritage through the seasons of the church year and the liturgy. When we were texting recently, he reminded me of the “O Antiphons”. I’ve also been receiving email each day from a publishing…
Epicurious Lutheran 