Tag: Jeff Vanden Heuvel

• Do Something!

  “You’re not dead yet. Do something!” That’s what Pastor Jeff preached about at Messiah last Sunday. He talked about how difficult the past week had been – with two black men being shot in our country, just a day apart, and then five police officers being killed and more injured in Dallas just days later. When…

  Marian

  July 12, 2016

  God’s Love, Jail Ministry, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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• Tap Dancing in Church

  

  That was a first. A woman tap danced to my postlude in church Saturday evening. I was playing a pretty jazzy arrangement of “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” on the piano, and I heard some rhythmic tapping. It sounded great, and I sensed a few people gathering together to watch someone near the front of…

  Marian

  March 1, 2016

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Lent, Music, Reflections

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• Gratitude and Surprises

  

  “Gratitude” has been an interesting word to think about for a whole year. Last December when I chose “Gratitude” to be my special word to ponder for 2015 (instead of making any New Year’s Resolutions), I had no idea how much my perspective on everyday life would be altered by thinking about being grateful every…

  Marian

  November 30, 2015

  God’s Love, Jail Ministry, Life’s Challenges, Reflections, Reunions

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