Pastoral Response
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More Mass Shootings: We’re better than this
I was sitting in my office at church this afternoon when our secretary asked if I’d seen the news. Today, it was the news of the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, CA. What I find especially heinous about this attack is that Inland works with developmentally disabled people from infants to the elderly.…
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Comments at Bethel in Light of Recent Supreme Court Rulings
The following comments were made by Pastor Jeff Wilson at the beginning of worship services on Sunday, June 27, 2015. Today we gather for worship after a deeply emotional week. This is the second time in as many weeks that I felt I must address issues that affect us. This has been a week in which…
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Comments at Bethel in Light of Charleston, SC Shootings
The following comments were made by Pastor Jeff at the beginning of both worship services on Sunday, June 21, 2015. As we join together in worship this morning, we are joined with all people everywhere who call on the name of Jesus. Especially, this morning, we are closely joined with our sisters and brothers at…
Epicurious Lutheran 