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WLSU: Don't Let Go
posted on Nov 15, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
11 years ago my family and I walked into a theater and watched what would become one of the most significant movies of the last several decades. Of course I'm talking about Frozen . It became the h...
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WLSU: Work Hard. Be Kind
posted on Nov 8, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
For the last few years I've had the privilege of driving my daughter to school most days. It occurred to me one day as she was getting out of the car that as her parent I should say something specif...
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First Step Home Santa Shop
posted on Nov 6, 2024 On Fulton Avenue, in Walnut Hills, there is a campus setting substance abuse treatment center for women known as First Step Home (FSH). Church of the Redeemer's outreach mission to these women and their children takes place throughout the year. A...
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Did You Know about IHN?
posted on Nov 6, 2024 DID YOU KNOW . . . that before the pandemic, Church of the Redeemer used our lower level to host emergency overnight housing and meals through the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) ? As both we and IHN turned our post-pandemic focus to...
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WLSU: The Days After
posted on Nov 1, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
Well, this is the last blog I will publish before the election. I am aware that nothing I could say at this point would sway your vote one way or the other. I think most of you who know me and have ...
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Giving Tree 2024
posted on Oct 30, 2024 As in years past, Church of the Redeemer will provide an opportunity for outreach with the Madison Villa Christmas Giving Tree. From December 1 - 15 , look for the Christmas tree with 100 paper ornaments in the Narthex. Each paper ornament lists...
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WLSU: Believing Now
posted on Oct 25, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
The text message hit my phone at exactly 7am last Sunday. This is not the most unusual thing. Anny often texts me early on Sunday mornings. She oversees the worship at the Church of the Redeem...
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WLSU: Your Voice, Your Place
posted on Oct 18, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
There's a story in the Bible about a woman grabbing onto the hem of Jesus' garment as he's walking through a crowd and it heals her. Almost comically , Jesus stops and says, "Somebod...
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Farewell Rev. Melanie Slane
posted on Oct 16, 2024 Dear Church of the Redeemer, With overwhelming gratitude and tender affection for you, I write to you today to let you know that I have accepted a new call in my ministry to the Church. Next month I will begin my new position as Transition Mi...
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WLSU: Unwelcome Beliefs
posted on Oct 11, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
There's a story about when the Dean of my seminary was interviewing for the job. He'd gotten to the point in the process where he was being asked questions in a semi-public forum - interested partie...
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