St John Lutheran Church of Roanoke VA
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  1. St. John's will once again join together to reach out to the community through Compassion Weekend. This year's Compassion Weekend...
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  2. This year's Vacation Bible School will be held the week of June 18 - 22, from 4:40 PM to 6:30...
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  3. Our Minister of Traditional Music, Keith Reed, will be performing at Roanoke College on Friday, February 10th. The concert will feature...
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  4. Shrove Tuesday Dinner Theatre. February 21st, from 6 -7:30 p.m.  Join us for a great night of fellowship as the...
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  5. Pastor Mark and Pastor Gerry are leading a 12-day tour of Israel and Jordan from Dec. 28, 2012 to...
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  6. Once again, let's join in supportingthe ministry of our local Blue Ridge Women's Center through their Baby BottleCampaign. The mission...
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  7. Tuesday evening, February 21st at 6:30 PM, Dr. John Rosemond Many of you may be familiar with Dr. Rosemond through his...
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  8. The pastors and several lay leaders are teaching a 6-week series of classes on worship in January and February. Everyone...
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  9. Beginning Wednesday, January 4th, at 6 PM, we will have two new offerings for study and spiritual growth: 1) The Busy...
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  10. We are honored to be hosting atSt. John on Sunday, February 12 the Rev. Mark Vander Tuig, the ServiceCoordinator for our...
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  11. Join us Sat. February 18th for an informal time to connect and be encouraged as we explore what means to live...
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  12. Chances to have fun and connect with what God is doing in our youth group!    On the Horizon: ·      Ski Trip:  Jan. 13-15,...
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The God of angles
Welcome to our pastors' blog page!
 
Elijah, Gerry, and I look forward to posting comments and observations here as we live into the presence of God and the kingdom that has come near in Jesus Christ. We pray you will find them helpful or provocative or perhaps even challenging. If you would like to respond, please feel free to drop us an email. Our addresses are listed with our staff information.
 
Of course, just as we start this blogging, we learn that blogging is quickly becoming so-yesterday. But we don't mind being old-fashioned. Being old-fashioned has a certain fashionable quality, after all.
 
Enough of that. Here's what happened to me today that made me particularly aware of the presence of God the Holy Spirit. I was talking with a person who was telling me an amazing story of life, faith, and the power of Christ to change hearts. But she has come into the kingdom of God more or less kicking and screaming.
 
She said, "God has come at me at angles."
 
God has come at me at angles.
 
I will be thinking about her insight for many days, I'm sure. I will be looking for the Lord in my peripheral vision. I will be open to seeing Him coming at me at a glance, at an angle.
 
What about you?
 
Mark Graham, Feb 9, 2010
 
 
 

 

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