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Author: Adriane Heins

Churchly Observations

now panic and melt down

My friend and I drive 40 minutes to church every week. And then we drive 40 minutes home. People absolutely freak out when they hear this. By the time I explain that I live in Missouri but go to church in Illinois, they are in full-on meltdown mode. Their reactions usually involve some kind of gasp, a look of horror, a little bit of confusion, and … Continue reading now panic and melt down

Unknown's avatarAdriane HeinsApril 29, 2013April 29, 201313 Comments
Churchly Observations

the heart of the church

“Ever since that hour when, in the celebration of the first Supper on the night when He was betrayed, Jesus Christ the incarnate Word of the Father, as at once the High Priest and the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, distributed His true body and His true blood to His circle of disciples under bread and wine, thereby making … Continue reading the heart of the church

Unknown's avatarAdriane HeinsApril 26, 20131 Comment
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be grumpy and rejoice

The discussion in Sunday Bible class went this way. Parishioner: What do we make of all those evangelical denominations that claim you have to be happy to be a Christian? Pastor: It’s a lot of Law. Parishioner: It seems like a lot of work to pretend to be happy all the time. Pastor: Yeah, I don’t like people who feign happiness just because it makes … Continue reading be grumpy and rejoice

Unknown's avatarAdriane HeinsApril 23, 201316 Comments

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