Pastor John Partridge

A geek called to ministry from a career in Engineering. Trying to find truth without taking sides. Posts to make you think.

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Some of you may not understand why I occasionally serve on the staff of the National Scout Jamboree or what it is that I do when I am there.
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#NationalJamboree2026 #ScoutingAmerica #chaplain #NSJ2026

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The summer slump goes deeper than empty pews and slim spreadsheets.
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"Paul says that everyone that you know, whether they follow Jesus or not, is a slave to something because “you are slaves of the one you obey.”

"If we were not slaves to Jesus, we would be slaves to..."

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@AndreBernier Yikes!

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"Sometimes we are faced with choices that have no good options. Sometimes our choices will hurt people. Sometimes our choices may be the pivot between life and death..."
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There are times when powerful nations do things in a highly visible way rather than exercise simpler, safer, and quieter legal and diplomatic options.

God sometimes does the exact same thing.
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"Just as the Pharisees thought that Jesus’ faith was wrong because he ate with tax collectors and sinners, lots of people, church people, and non-church people alike, often get this backwards. We aren’t Christian because we follow a bunch of rules."
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Why is the story of creation an "anchor" for our understanding of the trinity?
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#trinity #creation

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"There is often a process with God just as there is when we seek employment. God has seen our resume and..."
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You are not alone.

You are not insignificant, unnoticed, or unimportant.

You are a part of something bigger than yourself.

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We are commanded to doubt and skepticism.

"I have heard accusations such as “The church just twists the truth for their own profit.”

The accusations aren’t new, or even secular.

That's why Paul tells the church to “Test everything”"
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We always have a choice. But there’s a right way, and a wrong way to live our lives.
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We must recognize that not every political or religious leader loves truth more than they love power. Our calling is to hold tight to the truth even when, that means telling leaders that we love that they are wrong.
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@OliverWebx Thank you so much. Happy Easter!

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Since last year's service used the story from the Gospel of John, this year I have interwoven passages from Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Happy Easter everyone!

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Easter can still be surprising if we consider Easter as an act of God’s creation.
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@Easter @creation

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Tithes and offerings are two separate things.

Offerings are just what they sound like.

So, what is the tithe?

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This week is a little different. This is not a sermon. It is a dramatic reading of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the passion story.
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We have spent six weeks in self-reflection, but what have we learned about ourselves?

More importantly, what are we going to do about it?

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#Easter #Kermit #reflection #Lent2026

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"...these are messages that, even in the twenty-first century, are words that give us hope."
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