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pastoral message – mourning into joy 1/5/2020

mourning into joy – recorded 1/5/2020 How do we move from mourning to joy? The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom: 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;     all those who practice it have a good understanding.     His praise endures forever. Psalm 111:10 (NRSV) Action and understanding go together. […]

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new year, new me, new brand?

after posting 3 sermons online, i changed the name of this website for my blogs from bleuemoon.com to goaskpastoralice.com. think I just created a new brand for my blog/myself/and “my” ministry! prayers please for wisdom and discernment going forward!

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Benediction by Nadia Bolz-Weber, at the funeral of Rachel Held Evans

I preached today about how to live the life of Christians, here and now, even as we pray, Come, Lord Jesus. During the sermon, I read the benediction by Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber, which was read at the funeral of Rachel Held Evans.  I read the benediction during the sermon as an example of the kind […]

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For you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety

Sharing Psalm 4 here, which has been on my heart. Sleeping in peace every night is a blessing I often take for granted. But many of my friends don’t sleep well. In fact, most of my close friends don’t sleep well. I’ve been recommending this Psalm hoping this Psalm could be of comfort and bring […]

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daily struggle: “make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation”

I am a morning riser.  I can’t stay up late, and start getting sleepy around 9 pm!  So I look forward to each morning when I wake up, refreshed on most mornings, and looking forward to a new day.  Past week, however, I wake up and feel a bit lost.  It’s been difficult to focus […]