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Watching the Parade Pass Me By
Meditation on Palm/Passion Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 39:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 19:28-40; (Luke 22:14-23:56) Palm/Passion...
Pastor Russell Willis
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Extravagant Love
Meditation for the Fifth Sunday in Lent Isaiah 43: 16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3: 4b-14; John 12: 1-8 Six days before the Passover,...
Pastor Russell Willis
Apr 13 min read
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There Is a New Creating
Meditation for the Fourth Sunday of Lent Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-20; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 So if anyone is in Christ,...
Pastor Russell Willis
Mar 262 min read
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Be Prepared for Life to Be Good
Meditation for the Third Sunday of Lent Isaiah 55: 1-9; Psalm 63: 1-8; I Corinthians 10: 1-13; Luke 13: 1-9 Many of us believe that if...
Pastor Russell Willis
Mar 202 min read
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Expect an Unexpected Lent
Meditation on the Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:37-48a "Surprise!" If you look...
Pastor Russell Willis
Mar 162 min read
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Don't Be Tempted To Skip Lent
Meditation on the First Sunday of Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 photo by Patrick Fore...
Pastor Russell Willis
Mar 82 min read
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Ash Wednesday
Photo by Ahna Ziegler from Unsplash The early Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord's passion and resurrection,...
Pastor Russell Willis
Mar 62 min read
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Find Your Thin Places
Meditation on the lessons for Transfiguration Sunday Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-42; Luke 9:28-36 photo by Vincent...
Pastor Russell Willis
Mar 12 min read
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Love Your Enemies, Really?
Meditation on the lessons for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Genesis 45:3-11,15; Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50;...
Pastor Russell Willis
Feb 203 min read
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Be a Blessing
Meditation on the lessons for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 Photo by...
Pastor Russell Willis
Feb 152 min read
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Send Me
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Isaiah 6:1-13; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:11-11 After reading these scriptures from this...
Pastor Russell Willis
Feb 61 min read
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Paul's Love Letter
photo by Derick McKinney on Unsplash If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a...
Pastor Russell Willis
Jan 292 min read
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At The Water Gate
The Water Gate, where Ezra read the Law to Nehemiah and the gathered people. . . .all the people gathered together into the square before...
Pastor Russell Willis
Jan 272 min read
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October Art
October 1, 2024 With the arrival of Autumn and the natural world around us erupting in a blaze of brilliant colors, it seems an...
Warren Ayer
Oct 4, 20244 min read
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DeacoNote 50: Life In The Fast Lane
September 12, 2024 I was reflecting recently on how busy life seems at the moment. Many of the people I know are feeling like they are...
Warren Ayer
Sep 12, 20247 min read
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DeacoNote 49: Bearing Fruit
August 28, 2024 During the morning prayer time at last Sunday's worship service Tom shared how much the fruit of our Garden Of Eatin'...
Warren Ayer
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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DeacoNote 48: Baptism
August 2, 2024 It is August at the United Church of Colchester. That means that it will soon be time for our annual Baptismal service...
Warren Ayer
Aug 2, 20245 min read
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DeacoNote 47: Full Of It
July 22, 2024 On Sunday I preached a message on the necessity of being willing to let go of old baggage to make room for, or to be open...
Warren Ayer
Jul 21, 20245 min read
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DeacoNote 46: The Lived Bible - In & Out
June 26, 2024 What does your personal Bible look like? This is the question that popped into my mind as I sat drinking my coffee this...
Warren Ayer
Jun 26, 20246 min read
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DeacoNote 45: Lift Me Up Oh Lord
June 7, 2024 If you have been by our church (the United Church of Colchester) this week, you will notice a new addition to the parking...
Warren Ayer
Jun 7, 20245 min read
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