April 2010

YOUR STORY MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE They fell from me into little bits — meaningless piles of whatnot and who cares — that were all left wanting and insufficient in the face of the tiny little life who lay before me...
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March e-Messenger

Lent in 2010: When God Calls... We believe that every Christian is called by God not just to follow Jesus, but also to take on some particular service. Actually, the word is "ministry", but we don't want to freak out anyone.
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February 2010

During the Christmas holiday, the downtown marquee crowned with “GENEVA” on State St. was adorned with something like “Its A Wonderful Life: Now Playing Here In Geneva.”
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January 2010

God Helps Those who Love God and Neighbor, a letter from Pastor Bill. That, at least, is what an eventful year at the United Methodist Church of Geneva suggests to me.
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October 2009

Pastor Matthew: With the State of Illinois' budgetary crisis looming, the government has gone to an all-too-familiar well to find revenue: expansion and taxation of gambling.
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August 2009

Pastor Matthew: I do not understand evangelism in the way our culture has come to define it. It is not a dirty word, nor does it belong to a particular group of people or subject to a time apart from the present.
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April 2009

Pastor Matthew: Revivals facilitated by crisis have long been markers of growth in the modern Christian church. During times of war, famine, disaster and tragedy, the church has always seen at least a bump in participation in its worship and program life.
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March 2009

Pastor Matthew: “Why Lithuania?” I am willing to admit that was the first question I asked when Bill suggested I be part of the team that went to work with our sister congregation in Taurage last summer.
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