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Monday Morning Reflection: Crowds
“The crowd is untruth.” – Søren Kierkegaard “Early in the morning, well before sunrise, Jesus rose and went to a deserted place where he could be alone in prayer. Simon and those with him tracked him down. When they found him, they told him, ‘Everyone’s looking for you!’He replied, ‘Let’s head in the other direction, Read more
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Monday Morning Reflection: Running From God
Why did he let me go awaybeyond the sea and failing skyto places cold and deep to stayand wait upon his graceful eye? You let me go and then refusedto let me get away from you.You let me run and watched, amused —as if you knew…as if you knew the sea and distant country too.This Read more
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Monday Morning Reflection: Read Hard Books
I am not usually quick to give advice. The problem with advice is that the giver of advice does not have to live with the consequences of that advice. What works and has value for me may not work for someone else in another situation. Human beings are each unique. There is no cookie cutter Read more
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Monday Morning Reflection: Fear and Faith
Every now and then, God calls us into a bigger world. In my hometown there was a local grocery store with an oversized parking lot. The extra space would often be used by various vendors – fireworks in the summer, Christmas trees in December. When we would drive by I would often look to see Read more
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Monday Morning Reflection: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
and now we fall into this grasp of cold – of white and black, and never ending night.It’s here again, but so am I. So boldto face the winter’s snow, to win the fight. Ever since I moved to the northwest I have dealt with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I grew up in a much warmer Read more
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Monday Morning Reflection: We Three Pagans
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judea during the rule of King Herod, magi came from the east to Jerusalem.” – Matthew 2:1 (Common English Bible) The story of the wise men from the east who come to see Jesus is one in which we might be overly familiar. Over-familiarity is Read more
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Hi! Our names are Andrew and Amanda Sinift. Andrew is a pastor in Washington State as part of the Church of the Nazarene. We felt like there were lots of resources and podcasts for large churches, but not necessarily for the small, local church – even though it makes up 80% of churches. We wanted to fill that gap so that other pastors know they are not alone in the struggles and oddities of ministry.
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