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Migrants Among Us: Questions to Consider

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BY PASTOR WALTER THOMPSON, OUTREACH PASTOR Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you in our Lord Jesus. I am writing today with a few thoughts around the migrant children that have been placed in our community this week. Their arrival has brought many questions in our community regarding their...

Do You Know Your Worth?

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Here's the next installment in our Immeasurably More blog series. BY SHANNON WEISENFELS I came of age in the Nineties.  I remember when Marilyn Manson in his unusual makeup and dark music hit the scene.  I never liked him. I was a good Christian girl, and his look and sound...

Finding Joy in the Everyday

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Here's the latest installment in our series of online devotionals, written by a woman in our church for the women in our church. We're pleased to offer this as a substitute for an in-person Immeasurably More Bible Study this semester. BY CECILIE PFLUGER My favorite hymn as a child begins...

Renewal in the Wait

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But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.Isaiah 40:31 Here's the latest installment in our series of online devotionals, written by a woman in our church for the...

Wait for the Dawn

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Here's the latest installment in our series of online devotionals, written by a woman in our church for the women in our church. We're pleased to offer this as a substitute for an in-person Immeasurably More Bible Study this semester. BY CARRIE MCKEAN I sat in the Discipleship Training Cohort...

The Rs of Renewal

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Instead of an in-person Immeasurably More Bible Study this semester, we're moving to a series of online devotionals. Check back each Wednesday for a reflection written by a woman in our church for the women in our church! BY SALLY BREEZE GREEN Sally and her husband Ralph, March 2020 I read an...

Dr. Bartha's Cross Clinic

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For this month's outreach focus, we're introducing you to Dr. Bartha's clinic in Uganda! Many FPCers know and love Dr. Bartha, but we're eager to share more with you this month. Starting in 2015, Dr. Greg Bartha retired from his medical practice here in Midland and moved to Uganda. In...

Discovering the Prince of Peace

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Instead of an in-person Immeasurably More Bible Study this semester, we're moving to a series of online devotionals. Check back each Wednesday for a reflection written by a woman in our church for the women in our church! By Susan Atchison Our church concentrated lessons during Advent on...

We Love Our Neighbors

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Through the years, we've always tried to love our neighbors at Midland High well. During the last year, as schools have had to change their own systems and routines to keep students safe while remaining open, we've also had to adapt and adjust. But while some things have changed, our desire to...

Living Large in a Tiny Space

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As we wrap up our January outreach focus on our mission partner, The Field's Edge, we did a mini interview with John-Mark and Briana Echols: Can you tell us a little about what's being built in Phase 1? When it is finished, how many residents will be able to live there? John-Mark: Phase I...