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Spring, glorious spring I spent the last two and a half months away from the Point due to a family illness and now that I have returned I cannot help but gaze around in awe at all …
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4/24/15 01:49 PM
By Gina Gaudet As the Christmas season and the Festival of Lights enters our homes, we reignite the fires of our traditions in our hearts. We sing carols and songs long familiar, while …
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11/20/17 01:01 PM
Fall is coming, Bev Mar wrote last month, and with it a new season. As the writer of Ecclesiastes said, “To everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.”
We …
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Jean Barrington |
8/25/23 12:11 AM
When my youngest brother was eight years old, he was presented with his first bible. It was an important day for our family, and as we sat in the car on the way home, he soberly contemplated his new …
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By Gina Gaudet |
2/25/22 12:15 PM
Apocalypse. The word can strike fear in our minds. We tend to see it as a devastating event bringing an end to all that we know is real – the end of the world.
However, the word actually …
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By Gina Gaudet |
5/27/21 09:48 PM
By Bev Mar Once again, it’s time. The new year. Time for pondering new beginnings. We often look for guidance, or inspiration for self-improvement. It could look like a new diet, …
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12/22/17 01:16 PM
By Gina Gaudet The time of year is coming upon us when we look deeply at the self: the day-to-day self and the higher self (the “soul-self” or spiritual self). We call this time of year …
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1/31/20 12:38 PM
By Gina Gaudet While walking the trails at Lily Point, I reflect on the words of Jesus found in Matthew and Luke, which are sometimes described as “teachings on …
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8/26/16 03:13 PM
By Gina Gaudet “Listen! Listen, God is calling. Through the Word inviting. Offering forgiveness, comfort and joy.” (Tanzanian hymn) As we age, our hearing can diminish. A …
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10/26/18 04:40 PM
By Gina Gaudet Death is all around us. It is the cycle of nature. Plants die. Animals die. We die. But we do so, most of the time, with some degree of consciousness. In my early 20s …
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5/31/19 12:36 PM
By Barbara Wayland I am awestruck by the amazing flower displays this year. Our yard is a riot of color and the plants that have not yet bloomed are heavy with …
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5/29/15 01:38 PM
Happy New Year to all! This is a January column but, being written before Christmas, hopefully, readers are still open to some Christmas reflections.
The Sunday sermon of December 18 looked at the …
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By Gina Gaudet |
12/23/22 12:15 PM
By Barbara Wayland Merry Christmas to all! The early publication of this month’s paper means this column will reach you before, not after, the upcoming Trinity Christmas …
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12/18/15 02:36 PM
By Gina Gaudet and Bev Mar The energy of our Easter Sunday Service – the energies of Christ’s love and its raising of our hearts – was almost …
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5/2/17 04:59 PM
By Gina Gaudet Saint Augustine said, “Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.” We think of an event as “miraculous” when it occurs outside …
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1/26/18 05:36 PM
Much has been written lately regarding the current condition of our church sanctuary building. And much more is to come, as this is a costly repair/renovation. There’s much to tell of our …
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By Gina Gaudet |
8/27/21 12:45 PM
A walk to the beach at Lily Point speaks to me of the season of Lent to Easter
A bright day: The sunlight illuminates tiny yellow flower buds which, from even a slight distance, resemble tiny …
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By Gina Gaudet |
3/25/22 12:02 PM
Fall means change. Cooler, shorter days show us the impermanence of things. Brilliant autumn leaves remind us that even trees need to sleep sometime! The cycle of seasons leads us to annual …
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9/30/16 02:46 PM
Last month, we lost a beloved pastor, patriarch and prophet with the passing of Ernie Loreen.
He was larger than life; a big man with a big presence, a big voice and a big, big love for people. …
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By Gina Gaudet |
10/30/20 02:50 PM
By Barbara Wayland Seems like El Niño is working on our behalf. This wetter winter should make for lovely gardens this spring and a glorious Garden Tour this summer. Meanwhile, there …
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1/29/16 01:10 PM
