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    Waiting
    12.01.22 | Letters from the Lead Pastor | by Brandon Lenhart

    Waiting. Why is it so hard to wait? We get frustrated waiting too long for our food to cook. We get frustrated if we wait too long in a drive-thru. We get impatient waiting for the day we can graduate from school, or for the kick-off to the...

      On Grief
      11.01.22 | Letters from the Lead Pastor | by Christy Pittman

      I have been recently reflecting on those whom I have lost. Maybe it is because of the reality of human mortality that I have been reminded of lately about those who have gone onto eternity. I was talking with a friend last week. She is...

        Waiting = Trusting
        07.01.22 | Letters from the Lead Pastor | by Brandon Lenhart

        "Those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31, NRSV) Rooted in Isaiah's prophecies to the nation of Israel in...

          What A Character!
          05.01.22 | Letters from the Lead Pastor | by Brandon Lenhart

          The ancient Greek philosopher, Plutarch, wrote: “Character is simply long habit continued.” If that is true, then character traits are simply the manifestations of a person's true character. Character traits can be either positive or...

            Preservation
            03.01.22 | Letters from the Lead Pastor | by Brandon Lenhart

            preserve [pri-zurv] verb:   To keep alive or in existence; make lasting. To keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare, (Dictionary.com Unabridged. Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary.  Random House, Inc...

              Slow to Anger
              02.01.22 | Letters from the Lead Pastor | by Brandon Lenhart

              Exodus 34:5-6 (NLT), “5  Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh. 6  The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The LORD! The God of compassion and...

                Patience
                01.01.22 | Letters from the Lead Pastor | by Brandon Lenhart

                According to Webster’s Dictionary, patience is:  “A calm temper which bears evils without murmuring or discontent.”  Rousseau is quoted as having said, “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. ”Over the...

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