Author: padrebechtold
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Pastor Appreciation: A Lay Person’s Perspective
I have been a part of the United Methodist Church well before I was born. As I grew up with my church, I have had the pleasure of meeting many pastors as they rotated through every 4 years, or so. As a lay person, I have known for a long time that pastors did not […]
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Hey folks, this is Pastor Appreciation Month!
“Hey folks, this is Pastor Appreciation Month! How do you plan to honor your pastor in October?”
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Remember Your “Yes”
A quick scan of any social media will remind you that each day carries significance with it. I’m speaking of course about the significance of National Hamburger Day, National whatever day. Just this past week I saw tons of pictures of daughters because, it was National Daughters Day. What do you do on such a […]
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Hymnody and the Supposed Sin of John Piper
Article referencedà https://relevantmagazine.com/god/should-john-piper-have-changed-the-name-of-great-is-thy-faithfulness/ I read an article from Relevant magazine recently where John Piper was taken to task for adding a verse to the now classic hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” I must admit, an article that takes John Piper to task for theological stances is normally “click-baity” for me because I disagree with John Piper […]
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By Our Fruits.
The discussion around and about…unfortunately usually not with…LGBT inclusion has been building steam in my denomination. I have been praying about my own beliefs for a long time but there has been no question for me on where I stand. Let me tell you why. When I was a Senior in high school my best […]
Bearded Theologians 
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