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1st Sunday of Lent

Is it possible for us to understand story from a different perspective? We may not realize how much “perspective” we actually bring to the story. Worldviews are the unseen and often unconsidered lenses through which we process and interpret the

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Holy Saturday

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Footsteps, Foot Races, Foot Traces Prov 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6  1 Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals

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Palm Sunday

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Palm Sunday, a day recognized by Christians around the world as the Triumphant Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.  Many congregations will begin their Sunday Service processing in and waving palm branches and shouting Hosanna. Others may pass out the palm branches during the children’s time and fold them into crosses

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3rd Sunday of Lent

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In the Gospel of John 4:5–42, we read of a remarkable encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan Woman. Jesus and his disciples are traveling through Samaria. While this was not an altogether uncommon route for Jews, we do know that Jewish travellers would often make the slightly longer trek down

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2nd Sunday of Lent

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Greetings, my relatives, my name is Lenore Three Stars. I am Oglala Lakota, one of the seven bands of the Oceti Sakowin or the Seven Council Fires, also known as the Great Sioux Nation.  I was born on Pine Ridge Reservation in S.D., where my father was born. My mother

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Ash Wednesday

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“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 Every day the world bombards us with an endless conveyor belt of new possessions and experiences to enjoy. At times it seems this culture of treasuring is not merely a lifestyle choice but is rather necessary to

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