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Minister’s Message: Be a light in the midst of darkness

Our world is very dark for our children now

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Minister’s Message: Experience Jesus for yourself

Come and see for yourselves the wounds in his hands and in his side

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Minister’s Message: Find mental healing through God

Holy Saturday has always been a strange day to observe

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Minister’s Message: With the Resurrection, hope rises

There were probably many more but the Gospels tell of three specific resurrections from the dead in the…

The author displays her daily vitamin, three yellowish clear bubbles of Vitamin D, and 20 mg of Paxil. (Photo by Meredith Harber/Minister’s Message)

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Minister’s Message: Accepting all parts of your story of growth

I started taking Paxil almost six years ago, after a lifelong struggle with anxiety and depression

Father Rick Miles applies ashes to Pastor Karen Martin Tichenor’s forehead as they prepare for Ashes to Go! on Wednesday; Feb. 22; 2023 at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna; Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Drive-thru Ash Wednesday debuts in Soldotna

A new way to participate in Ash Wednesday debuted on the central Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday. The first…

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Minister’s Message: Choose to love for a better world

Love is hard

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Minister’s Message: A miracle in the woods

Many people prayed for Mike to be rescued from freezing to death

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Minister’s Message: Reorienting yourself to pray throughout the day

No doubt, one of the most remarkable gifts God gives to communicate with his creation is the gift…

A volunteer ladles Hungarian mushroom soup donated by Odie’s at Kenai United Methodist Food Pantry in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Church food pantry marks 20 years of service

The Food Pantry at Kenai United Methodist Church opened Jan. 26, 2003

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Minister’s Message: Stand firm in our faith in the new year

We aren’t expected to do this life all on our own.

The Christ Lutheran Church is seen on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Christmas services scheduled for Saturday, Sunday

Local churches and religious organizations will be hosting special holiday services

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Minister’s Message: Be merry, through this season and the next

“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” is a hymn most would recognize the tune if not the words

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Advent: Preparing for Christmas

Hope, love, joy, peace and Jesus Christ Himself are all celebrated and appreciated during advent

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Minister’s Message: Human doings or human beings, that is the question

In my experience, one truth trumps: Our identity is in Christ

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Minister’s Message: Keep your faith focused on Jesus

Don’t let fear make you slip from faith

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Minister’s Message: When the going gets tough…

Suffering as a Christian is not always a popular preaching topic.

The first snowfall of the year arrives in Kenai, Alaska, on Oct. 25, 2022. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Minister’s Message: Delight in the wonder of winter

Seemingly overnight, we’ve transitioned from our summer playground to our winter lives

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Minister’s Message: What do you need for a more peace-filled, healthy life?

From where I sit, we have moved off center and it isn’t serving us well

The Kenai River flows into Kenai Lake, in Cooper Landing, Alaska, Aug. 9, 2019. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Minister’s Message: A mind full of compassion

It’s fairly easy to have compassion for family and friends, but what about the cashier at the grocery…