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Christmas Eve

by Craig Finnestad December 20, 2019

The automatic piano in the hospital lobby plays the old Christmas songs until their effect is like a child practicing a violin for the first time. Companies have Christmas parties that are like class reunions: people either really like them…

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Celebrating Advent in a Distracted World

by Craig Finnestad November 25, 2019

The sky gets dark at five o’clock in the afternoon. The middle school kids ring the Salvation Army bell in front of the crowded store. Colorful lights decorate houses and trees. Ads about Black Friday clutter the newspapers and televisions.…

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In God We Trust

by Craig Finnestad November 13, 2019

Dear Water’s Edge Family – Throughout our short history as a church, I have observed so many people demonstrating great acts of faith: Serving children and youth even though they were overwhelmed by the thought of volunteering with creatures this…

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Spiritual Formation

The Hedgehog Dilemma

by Craig Finnestad October 30, 2019

The weather is cold. A group of hedgehogs crowd together to share each other’s heat, which they need to survive. However, their closeness causes them to bump into each other and they experience pain from each other’s sharp spines. This…

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ASAP is contaminated. Stop using it as soon as possible.

by Craig Finnestad October 17, 2019

I got an email yesterday from a denominational person asking for some information ASAP. I have never been a fan of the phrase. But this request was pretty cringeworthy. Here is how I read it: So and so #1 is…

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Thoughts on Last Night’s Debate

by Craig Finnestad October 16, 2019

(Short on time this week. Here is a column I wrote on October 20th, 2016 – three years ago. I know there was a presidential debate last night. Here is why I didn’t watch three years ago and why I…

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I Enjoyed All 48 Hours of Fall

by Craig Finnestad October 10, 2019

Being grateful is better than being envious and taking things and people for granted.

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My Falling Walnut

by Craig Finnestad September 25, 2019

I was hiking through Platte River State Park last Saturday morning. Such a beautiful place. The park is peaceful and quiet early in the morning. The animals move through the forest as the sun rises. Some playing. Some searching for…

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Child of God, recipient of grace, and a peddler of hope.

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On the Future of Methodism

I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out. -John Wesley

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