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HOPE for Justice
But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what GOD is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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Struggling to Stay the Path?
Well, we are in our third day of the season of Lent, and we may already be struggling to keep our fast, keep on reading Luke, or add that...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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Walk to the Tent
Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Black History Month
February is Black History month, a time in this nation when we honor and celebrate the accomplishments of Black Americans.

Pastor Gary Rideout
Feb 18, 20222 min read
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Submission Is Actually a Spiritual Practice
I have been reading a book by Nathan Foster, the son of Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline. Having grown up in the church..
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Feb 11, 20222 min read
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Something New
In a way, the Hebrew people in the times of the prophet Isaiah are much like us today. They are in a period of waiting—waiting for when...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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The Climb
… fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 28, 20222 min read
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Peace, Joy, and Freedom
All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me and because of the good news will save them.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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The Father's Business
"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he was

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 14, 20223 min read
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New Year's Resolutions
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. [James 2:26 NKJV] This is the time of year that the...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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Make Room
In those days Caesar Augustus declared that everyone throughout the empire should be enrolled in the tax lists. This first enrollment occurr
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Dec 24, 20212 min read
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The Peace of God
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. [Philippians 4:7 NRSV]

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 17, 20213 min read
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Pure Joy
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 10, 20213 min read
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Celebrate His Arrival With Joy
(And Mary said,) “Holy is his name. He shows mercy to everyone, from one generation to the next, who honors him as God. He has shown

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 3, 20212 min read
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The Hope of Christmas
And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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How Important Are Traditions?
Someone recently asked me what Christmas tradition helped me feel like the Christmas season had begun?
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Nov 19, 20212 min read
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Cultivating Faith
It is an extraordinary time at St. Andrew’s, for we find ourselves in the midst of remembering where we have been and, at the same time, whe

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 12, 20213 min read
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All Saints Sunday
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 5, 20213 min read
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Rethink Halloween
Have you ever considered Halloween as a space for practicing community? An opportunity to share the love of Jesus Christ?
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Oct 29, 20212 min read
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Carry Each Other's Burdens
In this passage, Paul is writing to a fledging church in Galatia, a church that he had planted and nurtured, yet he was still trying to get

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 22, 20213 min read
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