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Ryan Ferwerda
Contributing sermons since Mar 9, 2019
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Abigail - Unsung Hero/Agent Of Grace
Contributed on Sep 21, 2025
Imagine being a level-headed person caught between two hot heads that, left to themselves, would destroy each other and everyone around them. This was Abigail, an Unsung Hero of the Bible, whose story we find in 1 Samuel 25.
What is a hero? Over the last two weeks we have explored stories of ordinary people that undertook extraordinary tasks that ended up having huge impacts on the people of God in their time. (Wesley United Methodist Church, Crookston, MN - Unsung Heroes of the Bible: 9/7/25; 9/14/25) We have been ...read more
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Easter: On Being Afraid
Contributed on Mar 31, 2024
In the Gospel of Mark the Easter story, and the whole Gospel, ends with those closest to Jesus being afraid. Just as Jesus met them in their fear, so too will Jesus meet us.
"Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid." (Mark 16:8, NIV) When we look at the four accounts of the Resurrection story in the four gospels, we see a common thread running through at least three of the ...read more
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In The Beginning
Contributed on Apr 2, 2023
A look into what the Bible says about "the beginning"
What makes a good story? For me, I am not an avid reader. I average reading probably only one book every three years or so. It takes me a long time to read a book, usually. Most often when I have a hard time reading a book it is because I have a hard time getting into reading that book, and it ...read more
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Gardening Trust
Contributed on Jun 9, 2021
Through Scripture we find that gardening has a lot to teach us about trust. Specifically trusting in God to see us through the difficult times of life.
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.” [i] This quote from world renown horticulturist from the early 20th Century, Gertrude Jekyll, really speaks to the impact a garden can make on a person’s ...read more
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For All The Saints
Contributed on Jan 15, 2021
A look into a lost faith tradition of reflecting on the life and work of the saints, especially Saint Hilary of Poitiers, feast day January 13
This past week my First-Grade son, who goes to the local Catholic School, along with all of this first grade classmates, helped lead the Wednesday mass. This was the second time this school year that he and his class has done this, and thus it was the second time that I went in order to see him and ...read more