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Worse before Better - By Pastor Thomas Engel
There’s a commercial for Hershey’s candy bars that tells a little story that I think we can all relate to. A teenage girl is sitting on...
Andrea Bateman
Apr 6, 20208 min read
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Resilience - By Pastor Thomas Engel
I would like to start with the ending of last Sunday’s message. The conclusion went something like this: “Since we are living by the...
Andrea Bateman
Mar 30, 202011 min read
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Things are Always Changing - By Pastor Tom Engel
At the start of this week, I began with my usual morning routine of making a cup of coffee. But my morning cup of coffee was the only...
Andrea Bateman
Mar 22, 20206 min read
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Now, We Go! - By Pastor Thomas Engel
Looking at the call of Abram in Genesis 12: 1-12, we see small word combinations that set the stage for Abram’s journey to a new land...
Andrea Bateman
Mar 10, 20206 min read
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So, So Many Choices - By Pastor Tom Engel
I was teaching the fourth and fifth-grade religion class, and the theme for the day was about choices and their consequences. To get the...
Andrea Bateman
Feb 18, 20207 min read
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Doing What's Hard - By Pastor Tom Engel
Even before the beginning of the first of the year, I was getting emails from Christian based companies that were promoting materials...
Andrea Bateman
Feb 10, 20206 min read
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Without Any Fear - By Pastor Tom Engel
I have a couple of phobias. My biggest phobia is the fear of tight spaces. I’m not sure how I got this fear. From as far back as I can...
Andrea Bateman
Feb 4, 20206 min read
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Stitching Up Souls - by Pastor Tom Engel
During cold and flu season, I would do a commercial for any product that contains zinc. When I am feeling even a slight tickle in my...
Andrea Bateman
Jan 28, 20205 min read
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It's Time to Move On - By Pastor Tom Engel
A lot of life is not ever meant to stay the same. God has made us to be forward moving people. Throughout Scripture, we see movement....
Andrea Bateman
Jan 19, 20204 min read
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Just What Are You Thankful For?
Thanksgiving is just a week away and the classrooms at St. Philip are filled with conversations about what we are thankful for. There are...
Andrea Bateman
Nov 21, 20191 min read
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