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#CPC Wednesday Message 8-12-20

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Wednesday Message 8-12-20 Wednesday Greetings, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."  Albert EinsteinBe careful.  As we move forward, we need only to use our knowledge of the past to imagine the future. (You can quote me on that).   In recent weeks...

#CPC Wednesday Message 7-29-20

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Message 7-29-2020 Wednesday Greetings,   I have some fear.  I know I'm not supposed to; my faith teaches me not to be afraid.  And I'm not overly, but I do have some fear."One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth.  Growth must be chosen again and...

#CPC Wednesday Message 7-22-20

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Wednesday Message 7-22-20 Wednesday Greetings,   Michelangelo is quoted as saying:"In every block of marble I see a statue;See it plainly as though it stood before me,Shaped and perfect in attitude and action.I have only to hew away the rough wallsWhich imprison the lovely apparitionTo...

#CPC Wednesday Message 7-15-20

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Wednesday Message 7-15-2020 Wednesday Greetings,   "Is this the time?"Jesus' disciples asked that question several times.   People had been asking it for generations; people are still asking it.And people are asking it now:  Is this the time?Are all these signs of a global...

#CPC Wednesday Message 6-24-20

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Wednesday Message 6-24-2020 Wednesday Greetings, Rise and Shine! Don't just get up today.... rise and shine.  Shine the light of God's grace in Jesus Christ.Here's your challenge: Somehow today, let someone know something good about God.  Use your social media, email...

#CPC Wednesday Message 6-17-20

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Wednesday Message 6-17-2020 Wednesday Greetings,   "In the end all will be well, if all is not well, it is not the end."So, can you tell that all things are not well?   It's not the end.  Let's keep going.  Let's keep working at being more faithful every...

#CPC Wednesday Message 6-03-20

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Wednesday Message 6-3-2020 Wednesday Greetings,   Sanford Middle School in Minneapolis put out a call for help.   So many of their children and families were "food challenged" in the midst of the Pandemic and as a result of the violence in some of the riots related to...

#CPC Wednesday Message 5-20-20

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Wednesday Message 5-20-2020 Wednesday Greetings,   God doesn't forget.Now that's a bit contrary to what I was taught as a child.  I was told that when we confess our sins, God forgets them.  But I just don't believe that God forgets, anything or anyone.  God does...

#CPC Wednesday Message 5-13-20

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Wednesday Message 5-13-20 Wednesday Greetings, Happy Birthday, Christ Presbyterian Church!64 years ago today, seventy-five people signed our congregation into life.  These Charter Members have blessed us with a faithful church family over many generations.   We are grateful...