New Opportunities in Children’s Ministry
New Opportunities in Children’s Ministry – by Andy Willis It’s no secret that there are lots of children around our congregation these days. On any given Sunday, we see up…
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Treasures in Clay Jars
Treasures in Clay Jars by Andy Willis It was April 22, just a few days after Réka Posewitz had died, and Emese Pósfay took me aside before Sunday worship. “George…
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Inspiring Others Through Service
by George Arende. Dr Heli Bathija, a member of our congregation since 1986, got inspiration from the work of Pirkko Tuppurainen, a Finnish missionary working in Ethiopia, to start off…
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Pope Visits The Heart Of Protestant Reformation
by George Arende. Calvin lived in Geneva from 1536 up to the time of his death in 1564, and his work in the city galvanized other forces to spread reformed…
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I Am Willing; Be Cleansed
by George Arende. In December 2017 our congregation gave a grant of 5,000 Swiss francs to Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital & Services Centre, LLHSC, in Mithila Municipality, Nepal for the project…
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Tips on enhancing literacy
For nearly twenty years, Emily Pendergrass , Ph.D. has taught elementary school both second and fourth grades. She started teaching students with learning disability before she moved to teach 14-16…
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New Law affects church-state relations in Geneva
by Simone Sinn. Adopting the Reformation in 1536 was a landmark event for Geneva: it not only fundamentally changed the church, but also the whole society, and the state. After…
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Effortless Valley X-Country Ski Outing Impression
by Maarten Wilbers Full disclosure No. 1: The Interregio to Brig departs Geneva at 06.30 hrs. That is the one tiny drawback to our intrepid tour guide Jonathan Frerich’s well-laid…
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Multi-cultural Soirée
by Jonathan Frerichs. Good memories come in part from having something to remember. The Icelandic World Cup Clap is just that something from this event. …
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Reflection on the book of Revelation
by Patrick Fleury Martin Luther questioned if the book of Revelation should be part of the Bible and John Calvin commented the whole Bible except Revelation. It is therefore with…
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Ebenezar, Rock of Help
November 14th last year, was not a normal day like any others for Rebecca. Her husband, Peniel who works with the World Council of Churches was on work travel in…
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Nuclear weapons ban
Acting Together to Ban Nuclear Weapons By George Arende On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the…
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DUSK – piano&poetry
Dusk — piano & poetry Terry MacArthur A friend told me about an author, who took a year off to master a piano recital to write a book about the…
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LWF 12th Assembly – Namibia – two perspectives
Two Perspectives on the LWF Assembly in Namibia (Ralson Deffenbaugh and Rev. Dr. Ireneusz Lukas) Many people in our congregation were involved in the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World…
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Teaching Chemistry in Las Vegas
Teaching Chemistry in Las Vegas Cory Evans-Klock The question I get asked most often when I say I am a high school chemistry teacher in Las Vegas, is “why Las…
