Pastor Jess Scholten
Pastor's Pondering - December 2, 2022
Dear friends - I've got paint on my face. There's still some on my glasses, and I just noticed some in my hair as well. It's from...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Nov 17
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - November 18, 2022
Dear friends - I am part of a series of retreats through the Transformation Center, which is the organization Ruth Haley Barton founded,...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Nov 10
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - November 11, 2022
Dear friends - Our executive presbyter, the Rev. Dr. Craig Howard, has been sending out a series of reflections on trends in the churches...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Nov 3
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - November 4, 2022
Dear friends - This week was the celebration of All Saints' Day as well as various traditional ways to reflect upon and give thanks for...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Oct 28
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - October 28, 2022
Dear friends - When a friend of mine's mother died awhile ago, we were talking about how grief can affect people in various ways. Like...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Oct 20
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - October 21, 2022
Dear friends - Last week, we wondered about the future - what does the church look like in 2032? While important (we really do need to...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Oct 13
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - October 14, 2022
Dear friends - The air shifted this week as it transitioned from the warmth of summer to the cool of fall. As we consider this season, I...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Oct 6
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - October 7, 2022
Dear friends - Imagine River Glen in 2032. What do you imagine to look different? What do you imagine will be familiar? This is how Carey...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Sep 29
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - September 30, 2022
Dear friends - The book club is reading the reflections of an older pastor writing to his younger son through the novel, Gilead, by...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Sep 22
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - September 23, 2022
Dear River Glenners - Greetings from the Mission Point Lighthouse. Tom and I are enjoying our second round of lighthouse keeping here in...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - September 16, 2022
Dear friends - One of my favorite pre-pandemic activities at River Glen was Change for Change - a special way for the kids to participate...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Sep 8
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - September 9, 2022
Dear friends - Our last outdoor worship of the year will be this coming Sunday, weather permitting (if it is raining, we will definitely...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Sep 1
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - September 2, 2022
Dear friends - The only thing that gets me through the end of summer blues is how much I love fall. You can feel it in the air just a...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Aug 25
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - August 26, 2022
Dear friends - We've been reflecting on the Merton prayer lately: [We] don't always know the road ahead. One of the places we don't know...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Aug 18
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - August 19, 2022
Dear friends - Sunday was a reminder of how good it is to gather as the church. From sharing hope in small groups to the celebration feel...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - August 12, 2022
Dear friends - It's the practice of some churches to have a Homecoming Sunday. It serves as a kind of rally day - a "hey, remember, this...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - August 5, 2022
“Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Dear friends – Tom and I enjoyed some time up in northern...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Jul 21
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - July 22, 2022
Dear friends - While I can remember the feeling of sitting on a board with anxious anticipation: the waiting, the loud noise, the drop -...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Jul 15
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - July 15, 2022
Dear friends - A few weeks ago, Tom Ekin sent an article from Stephen Ministry on how to be a better listener. Being a good listener is...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Jul 7
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - July 8, 2022
Dear friends - One of the strengths of a healthy congregation is the gift of celebration. We have a lot to celebrate as a church. The...
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