Real Life and Faith

Monday, December 25, 2017

It's a Day...

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A day of love... Tricky part is that biblical love is different. It's not warm and fuzzy and affirming. It's not automat...
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Candlelight and Commitment...

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Joseph was committed, or should have been. This girl-to-be-wife was pregnant. He planned to put her aside quietly, shield her from public ...
Saturday, December 23, 2017

Begets...

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What do you say about the long line of romantic nights that become Matthew's begats? Having my own children arrive yesterday, one with...
Friday, December 22, 2017

What then?

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"What then will the child become?" the neighbors wonder after the birth and naming of John. Oh, a prophet in the wilderness who ...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Mary's Real Work...

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The song in Luke is the Magnificat...parallels the song of Hannah in 1 Samuel. It is the preaching text for the third Sunday in Advent (last...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

She Persisted...

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Women have certainly persisted since the beginning of time. The song from 1 Samuel reflects the persistence of Hannah, a barren woman taun...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Hope in Hindsight...

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Zephaniah proclaims a word of hope. This trouble will come to an end. The Lord will rejoice over you with gladness, renew you in God's l...
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Beth Utley
Real Life is where I wrestle with the demands of the gospel on my life, those that are easy and those that challenge every fiber of who I am. It is part of a "conversation" about faith, not a "dictation" about what people should believe. Only God knows the ultimate answers. Our best plan is to discover God's will is to stay in conversation with God and each other. Salem On Stewardship chronicles our learnings and explorations as we do stewardship together in Salem Presbytery.
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