March 29, 2021
by Colleen Grogan
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Discipleship
| Tags: bible study, christian discipleship, Holy Spirit, grace, discipleship, Community, spiritual disciplines, new year, coronavirus, Covid, knitting, socks
I love knitting socks. Most all of the socks I wear now have come from a yarn store, not a clothing store. Small, relatively fast, and very satisfying to knit this tube that turns 90 degrees at the heel. That step is always magic to me I do it over and over on every sock but I still don't fully understand why it works. And don't get me started on the joy of shaping the to...
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March 4, 2021
by Colleen Grogan
| Tags: bible study, christian discipleship, hope, grace, growth, faith, current events, coronavirus
Today I finished doing my homework in the Sermon on the Mount for the women's Bible study. I probably say this every year at the end of our study, no matter what part of Scripture we have studied, but this has been a life-changing study. Or maybe a heart-changing study is a better way to put it.
This week has been hard. I have been deeply sad and unable to pull myself out...
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January 29, 2021
by Colleen Grogan
| Tags: christian discipleship, education, hope, listening, discipleship, growth, Bible, reading, current events, recommended books, books, coronavirus, podcasts
I have read and listened to some really good stuff lately and I do not want to keep it to myself! So here are some recommendations for things to keep you engaged during these lovely winter months. (I really do like winter maybe I keep better in the cold.)
Books
Aging with Grace by Susan Hunt and Sharon Betters
I look around at ECC and I see women who are so strong in t...
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January 11, 2021
by Tina Miller
| Tags: growth, Community, faith, new year, coronavirus
2020 was a year of pruning, but the promise of fruitfulness follows....
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October 26, 2020
by Colleen Grogan
| Tags: women, christian discipleship, growth, Community, Adult Sunday School, reading, current events, recommended books, books, coronavirus, Covid, Quiet Time
Book Report
I confess I have not been doing as much reading as I thought I would during this extended pandemic. But I have read some things that have encouraged and educated me. I am hoping some of you might also find these books to be helpful.
I am in the process of reading None Like Him by Jen Wilkin. This book presents the incommunicable attributes of God and how th...
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June 6, 2020
by Colleen Grogan
| Tags: fellowship, worship, older adults, christian discipleship, hope, love, current events, coronavirus
To my brothers and sisters at ECC,
First of all, I miss you all. I miss worshiping with you, singing with you, hugging you, visiting with you in the foyer, sharing meals with you under the picnic shelter. And I am going to have to continue to miss you for a while yet.
For I am a person who is in the CoVid19 high risk category. I am not afraid of the virus. I am simply fo...
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May 28, 2020
by Tina Miller
| Tags: Community, Church, singing, coronavirus
How I empathize with the old men of Ezra's day...
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April 28, 2020
| Tags: children, music, current events, hobbies, coronavirus, Covid
Sarah shares a way to exercise your creativity at home....
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April 10, 2020
| Tags: listening, Good Friday, Lent, resources, music, coronavirus,
Sarah offers a suggested playlist for life at home during the coronavirus pandemic....
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