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Different Voices

After this I looked, and there was a great crowd that no one could number. They were from every nation, tribe,...
Rev. Beth Wartick
March 11, 2025
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Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down

Ring around the rosy, Pockets full of posies, Ashes, Ashes, We all fall down!   Did you ever sing that song when...
Rev. Beth Wartick
March 5, 2025
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Light of the World

You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill can’t be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it...
Rev. Beth Wartick
February 26, 2025
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The Penguin Shuffle

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. But when I became an...
Rev. Beth Wartick
February 12, 2025
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A New Life to Begin

“Dear Pastor, Thank you so much for your sponsorship! You have given us at LIRS a reason to celebrate, knowing that...
Rev. Beth Wartick
January 29, 2025
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Belonging (and Barre Class)

When I joined a workout class, I didn’t expect to find belonging– but that’s just what happened. Let me explain: A...
Rev. Beth Wartick
January 22, 2025
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New Year, New You?

So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look,...
Rev. Beth Wartick
January 8, 2025
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Short, Sweet, and Simple

 While [Mary and Joseph] were [in Bethlehem] , the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to...
Rev. Beth Wartick
December 17, 2024
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Spoilers

Unexpected and mysterious is the gentle Word of grace. Everloving and sustaining is the peace of God’s embrace. If...
Rev. Beth Wartick
December 4, 2024
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Reruns

Lately, I’ve been re-watching old TV shows. Not that the shows themselves are more than thirty years old, but...
Rev. Beth Wartick
November 20, 2024

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