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An Act Of Kindness
Maryellen Schutz Maryellen Schutz

An Act Of Kindness

Working in a church bookstore is not the kind of ministry where one would expect to experience those heartwarming and rewarding moments you would by feeding the hungry or teaching Sunday school. Occasionally, something interesting would happen.

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Making A Difference In The World
Lori Jagow Lori Jagow

Making A Difference In The World

God finds faithful people He can trust to serve. You and I can experience these things in this life, to some measure, if we will allow Christ to work through us.

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PCUMC Art Class Is Bringing May Flowers
Lori Jagow Lori Jagow

PCUMC Art Class Is Bringing May Flowers

Watercolors are one of many fellowship groups at PCUMC. All of our fellowship groups fulfill our mission of staying connected and loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, thereby growing through relationships with others.

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An Unexpected Blessing
Chet Dombrowski Chet Dombrowski

An Unexpected Blessing

Upon reaching our destination, the scene was familiar, so setting up and beginning the distribution went very routinely. What followed was not. The emotions I began to feel hit hard and fast.

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A Change Of Plans
Cindy Smist Cindy Smist

A Change Of Plans

Did you ever notice how God has a way of changing our plans? I could not have imagined how God was going to turn the tables on me during this mission through one of the victims we served.

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Why Ashes? Connecting To Who We Are And Who We Can Be
PCUMC PCUMC

Why Ashes? Connecting To Who We Are And Who We Can Be

One Wednesday a year, sometime in February or March, you notice someone at work, school, or elsewhere with a smudge on her forehead. It looks as if she missed a spot when washing. Then you see another who looks as though he needs to glance in the mirror. By the time you see the third, you realize it is Ash Wednesday and these passersby must have received the imposition of ashes.

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What Is Lent?
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What Is Lent?

Lent is a season of the church when Christians are encouraged to focus more seriously on our faith. Fasting, reading scripture, prayer and examining our ethical life are regular practices we focus on more during Lent.

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God Still Works In Mysterious Ways
Laurie McGinn Laurie McGinn

God Still Works In Mysterious Ways

I couldn’t believe my ears. “You want me to what?” She thought I’d be the perfect person for it because of my love for the Bible and interests in writing and science fiction.

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