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Prayer for Prince William County Board of Supervisors Meeting – 2/21/2017
Chairman Stewart, members of the Board, and fellow citizens. As we prepare for prayer, we set our hearts and minds in a different way. We consider in the context of prayer the community of which we are a part. I don’t know what you and others are hearing, but I think it’s fair to say…
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Prayer for Prince William County Board of Supervisors Meeting – 1/24/2017
Chairman Stewart, members of the Board, fellow citizens … let us pray. We confess to You, O God, that differences have led to discord and division in our country. We pray for your wisdom as Solomon did as he asked for the wisdom to lead Your people. We pray for guidance for churches and for…
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Praying for those who can’t pray for themselves
I am now ending my third week on sabbatical. So far, it’s going way too quickly! In addition to working on research for my doctoral thesis, I’m using this time to have more thorough prayer time. My prayer and devotional life was getting pretty dry. It was more perfunctory than relational; more of an obligation…
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Welcoming Jamie Donahue: Bethel’s Summer Intern
I’m thrilled to welcome Jamie Donahue to Bethel as our summer intern. This really will be a different kind of internship. Jamie is a business and marketing major at Roanoke College. We talked a few months about her interest in having a summer internship and remaining in the Manassas area. I jokingly said “Hey ……
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Prayer at the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Meeting 5/6/2016
Chairman Stewart, members of the Board, fellow citizens. It is good to be here tonight. Let us pray. Almighty God, we give you thanks for those who serve in public office, especially today we give you thanks for the Prince William County Board of Supervisors and all who work with them to help them govern…
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Prayer for the National Day of Prayer on Government
I prayed the following prayer for the National Day of Prayer in Manassas, VA, on Thursday, May 5, 2016. The topic for the prayer is government. Good evening, Church. I come here tonight as one who wears the label “Lutheran.” All of us wear the label “Christian.” It may sound odd at first, but we are…
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