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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. OK, you know how I feel about casinos and gambling (I’m agin’ it! 8211; but here. Is one man’s story that illustrates the theology behind my feeling. No, it’s not about some guy who’s life was crushed because he won the lottery. It does make me ask what real trust is, and how it works. December 4, 2012 Categories: Rants and Ramblings. Tilting on her yearly track. Advent beauty circles back,. Flying faster with the years,. November 30, 2...
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6 Strong Men | Pastor Earl's Blog
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. One of my favorite ads from the Episcopal Church – different layout but same idea. Caption: Will It Take 6 Strong Men To Get You Back To Church? This entry was posted on December 6, 2012 by revearl. It was filed under Rants and Ramblings. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. Build ...
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About Me | Pastor Earl's Blog
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. I was born in 1950, married (to the same woman! Since 1974; I’ve been pastoring a UCC congregation in southern Illinois since 2002. My two children have moved up and away – Sam (Earl III but no one knows him by that name anymore! Is in TX and married to Jen; Melinda is working with Kentucky Shakespeare in Louisville. We’ve also been enjoying our grandson Andrew for almost two years now. You may want to mention Andrew’s momma! Easter is ...
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This Sunday December 23: Advent 4 and Choral Cantata | Pastor Earl's Blog
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. This Sunday December 23: Advent 4 and Choral Cantata. This coming Sunday we mark the fourth Sunday of Advent with our choral cantata at both services. Again this year it’s quite a large choir. They’ve been putting in many hours of work and rehearsal to make this a fine presentation. Here’s a bit of the promotional material that describes the cantata:. And scrolling to the bottom of the page. It was filed under St. Paul's News. Easter is...
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. Welcome to my blog. There’s both personal and theological stuff here as well as items related to my church: St. Paul’s UCC in Freeburg, IL. I’ve been exploring, and embracing, the Calvinistic school of Christian thought, and am sharing that on this blog. You’re welcome to add your responses – they can’t be any more foolish than what I’ve posted! So come back often and join the conversation! Do you have time for this? I love it so far!
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School Shooting – Do I Have To Say Something? | Pastor Earl's Blog
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. School Shooting – Do I Have To Say Something? He wasn’t trying to stay in office, or be first with the news…. Please pray for me, that I would bring some truly good news next Tuesday evening. If hearts are open, I very much want to preach the gospel. What can I say to you to give some comfort and help? Instead of calling prematurely for ways to fix the problem and be in control, we need to be compassionate for those who suffer every day...
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This Sunday December 9: Advent 2 | Pastor Earl's Blog
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. This Sunday December 9: Advent 2. We’re continuing our brief mini-series on the “songs” of Luke 1. Last week we looked at the “unsong” of Zechariah; this coming Sunday we focus on the Magnificat, Mary’s song:. But as I look over the entire Bible, it seems to me that God’s blessing does not come without risk. Because what she’s received she sees as so far more valuable than social standing that to her, she’s losing nothing. Careful ̵...
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Possible Easter Ad? | Pastor Earl's Blog
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. Here’s an ad I found via Google, from Lakemount Worship Centre in Ontario. I get a charge out of smart-aleck ads – being prophetic in a not-too-much-in-your-face way. What do you think – too smarty for Freeburg? This entry was posted on December 6, 2012 by revearl. It was filed under Rants and Ramblings. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. School Shooting – Do I Have To Say Something? He wasn’t trying to stay in office, or be first with the news…. Please pray for me, that I would bring some truly good news next Tuesday evening. If hearts are open, I very much want to preach the gospel. What can I say to you to give some comfort and help? Instead of calling prematurely for ways to fix the problem and be in control, we need to be compassionate for those who suffer every day...
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Porky Pastor Project Wraps Up | Pastor Earl's Blog
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Pastor Earl's Blog. From The Pastor At St. Paul's UCC, Freeburg, IL. Porky Pastor Project Wraps Up. The numbers are in! 44 of us joined together to lose weight over the past 8 weeks, using any means or methods we chose (actually we started with 54 but some folks dropped out or just didn’t weigh-out). Now we’ve weighed out and we lost….drumroll….weight for it (ha)…246.8 pounds! 11 of them were mine! This entry was posted on December 4, 2012 by revearl. It was filed under St. Paul's News. Easter is the mos...
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