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A Word from Pastor Lisa: Wandering the Wilderness
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Wandering the Wilderness

I’m a daytime hiker. I like to know where I’m going and see what’s ahead of me. Even better, I like markers on the trail. When Colin and I hiked Acadia National Park, we appreciated the cairns that kept us on the path.

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Blog, Pastor Lisa, Current EventsMediaspaceAugust 21, 2020wilderness, hiking, wandering
A Word from Pastor Lisa: On Communion
A Word from Pastor Lisa: On Communion

One of the deep joys of ministry is presiding at the communion table, breaking bread and sharing the cup with all of God’s people.

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Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyAugust 10, 2020Communion, Pandemic, COVID-19
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Do Better
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Do Better
Blog, Pastor Lisa, Current EventsMediaspaceAugust 7, 2020Racism, Social Justice, Romans, Current events, Do better, good and evil
A Word from Pastor Lisa: What We Need Is Here
A Word from Pastor Lisa: What We Need Is Here
Pastor Lisa, Current Events, BlogMediaspaceJuly 31, 2020Pandemic, COVID-19, Racism, Social Justice, Refuge, Psalm
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Parenting in a Pandemic
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Parenting in a Pandemic

On an ideal pandemic day, my work scene happens from the couch with my laptop on a pillow, our puppy curled against my hip, and my arm snuggling our 4-year-old as Dinosaur Train blares in the background.

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Current Events, Pastor Lisa, BlogKatelyn HlavatyJuly 24, 2020Pandemic, COVID-19, Current events, Parenting, Kids
Stewardship Moment: July 2020
Stewardship Moment: July 2020
Stewardship moment, TestimonialMediaspaceJuly 24, 2020The Journey, Stewardship, Stewardship Moment
A Word from Pastor Lisa: on Bloomington
A Word from Pastor Lisa: on Bloomington
Pastor Lisa, Current Events, BlogKatelyn HlavatyJuly 8, 2020Current events, Protests, Racism, Social Justice, Bloomington Comment
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Masking as Spiritual Practice
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Masking as Spiritual Practice
Blog, Current Events, Pastor Lisa, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyJuly 3, 2020Current events, Pandemic, Masking, Wearing masks, Masks, COVID-19Comment
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Sorrow Over Singing
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Sorrow Over Singing

While I can’t carry a tune in a bucket, I love to sing praises to God wherever I am, especially with the people of God. Methodists are a singing people

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Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyJune 26, 2020Pandemic, COVID-19, singing, song
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Getting Tired
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Getting Tired

Today is Juneteenth, the annual holiday honoring Black freedom and resistance on the day the last slaves learned of emancipation in 1865.

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Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyJune 19, 2020racism, anti-racism, blm, black lives matter, juneteenth
A Word from Pastor Lisa: The Bible
A Word from Pastor Lisa: The Bible

I started reading the Bible after lying about it. In middle school, I went on a mission trip with friends. At the end of a long day, my friend Julia cracked open the Good Book.

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Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyJune 5, 2020Bible
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Breathe
A Word from Pastor Lisa: Breathe

When our daughter was an infant, I loved watching her sleep. I would cradle her in my arms and sense the rhythm of each little breath filling her body. She was a miracle to behold, and each tiny inhale and exhale was filled with the potential of who she would become.

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Pastor Lisa, Blog, Church, BiblicalKatelyn HlavatyMay 29, 2020Parenting, Kids
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