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Never Pray for Patience
“You should never pray for patience,” a good friend once told me, “because if you do, God will really give you something to be patient for. This was meant half-jokingly, of course, and has since...
Jessica Solberg
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Can’t Rain on Our Parade
Our annual 4th of July celebration came off a little differently this year. Every year, the church sets up two huge bounce houses on the front lawn, a prime spot on the Edina 4th of...
July 11, 2018
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Come to Family Camp, Y’all!
I grip the rope tightly, close my eyes and jump. I feel a swoosh of air, my stomach drops and then I splash into the water. I lift my hands up high and sing as...
May 15, 2018
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Fall is in the Air
Step outside and take a deep breath: it’s here, Fall. This season connects to our senses in a way that others fall short. The smell of dried leaves and the scents of baking spices are...
October 02, 2017
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Freezes, Balloons, 4th of July, Oh My!
This year’s heavily-attended 4th of July celebration was blast for all involved! For years, this congregation has opened up our building and our hearts to the community during the Edina 4th of July parade that...
July 10, 2017
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A Fresh Start
“For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.”...
April 28, 2017
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A Year in Review
It’s hard to believe that a year ago I was impatiently waiting out the last few weeks of my first pregnancy. It is such a cliché, but this year has gone by so fast. As...
March 02, 2016
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Doing Life Together
We started our journey as a Life Group over five years ago as a mix of singles and newlyweds. In the beginning, our meetings would be spent leisurely discussing Scripture and our lives in the...
January 20, 2016
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From Gripes to Gratitude
’Tis the season to give thanks, but why other than for our national holiday? Simple, because God specifically asks us to. “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ...