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Grieving Well

Lent is a season of remembrance… of the Lord’s fasting in the wilderness, his sufferings, his death for our sake. But it is also a remembrance of our griefs…

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A-Drawer-A-Day

Sabbath living may start on Sundays but is not only for Sundays.

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Family Sabbath Activity

Create your Resurrection Garden with family and friends, using the time to reflect with one another about Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and the significance of the empty tomb.

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Sunday Observance

As we emerge from the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2022, we are still living in a twilight zone of understanding how personally, in our families, in our community and especially in our Sunday worship experience what this long period of isolation, restricted pastoral practice and lack of Sunday congregational sharing have meant.

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A Review of the 2021 Sabbath Symposium

In October last year, I received an invitation to attend a Fall Symposium jointly sponsored by The John Leland Center for Theological Studies and The Lord’s Day Alliance. I was eager to attend the event…

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