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Birth Stories

Posted on December 30, 2018 by

A sermon by Lora Braun on December 30, 2018, the First Sunday after Christmas, called “Birth Stories.” It is a reflection, in part, on the story of Samuel’s birth in 1 Samuel 1-2, and on the story of Jesus’ birth … Continue reading →

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Christmas at Morden Mennonite

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

Wondering what’s up at Morden Mennonite this Christmas? Here’s the low-down on all our up-coming church-wide events: Dec. 23 @ 10:40am, Fourth Advent Service with music led by an intergenerational MMC choir Dec. 23 @ noon, Church Christmas Potluck Dec. … Continue reading →

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Christmas at Morden Mennonite

Posted on December 11, 2017 by

Wondering what’s up at Morden Mennonite this Christmas? Here’s the low-down on all our up-coming church-wide events: Dec. 17 @ 10:40am, Third Advent Service with music led by the MMC Strings+ Dec. 17 @ noon, Church Christmas Potluck Dec. 24 … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Portrait of God

Posted on December 25, 2016 by

I’m not a visual artist. I cannot draw, I cannot paint. My stick figures don’t even look like stick figures. But over the last ten or fifteen years I’ve begun to develop an appreciation for the visual arts. I think … Continue reading →

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Christmas at Morden Mennonite Church

Posted on December 23, 2015 by

Christmas greetings from all of us here at Morden Mennonite Church! Now that the snow has come in earnest, it is really beginning to look a lot like Christmas! As you celebrate the birth of Jesus this week, please consider … Continue reading →

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Love, in the Flesh

Posted on December 7, 2015 by

We are created to love and be loved in the flesh. Heard. Seen. Touched. Held. Through thick and thin. You can think of the story of Scripture as the story of exactly this kind of love. In the beginning, God … Continue reading →

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Refugee Jesus

Posted on December 4, 2015 by

Let me paint a picture for you. A family is fleeing for their lives: a husband and wife, with a child. They are Middle Eastern: olive-skinned and brown-eyed, the man with thick, dark, curly hair and a finely trimmed beard, … Continue reading →

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