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A Liturgy for the Anniversary of a Loss

In PersonalTags hope, Liturgy, Longing, Loss, Robert, sorrowPublish DateFebruary 12, 202340 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

I have felt its approach in the back of my mind, O Lord, like a burden tilting toward me across the calendar. I have felt its long approach, and now it has arrived. This is the day that marks the anniversary of my loss, and waking to it, I must drink again from the stream of a sorrow that cannot be fully remedied in this life. O Christ, redeem this day. I do not ask that these lingerings of grief …

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How ChatGPT Can Make You a Better Pastor.

How ChatGPT Can Make You a Better Pastor.

In Links I Like, Ministry, PersonalTags Children Pastors, Digital, internet, kidmin, Pastor, TechnologyPublish DateJanuary 28, 202354 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

One of the things I enjoy doing is finding new or novel ways to do things that make life easier or more enjoyable. I remember ten years ago when online rewards systems were just coming online, …

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25 Years in the Same Place

25 Years in the Same Place

In Leadership, PersonalTags Leadership, Personal, Redeemer, Redeemer Chruch, Small ChurchPublish DateAugust 4, 202216 Views3 Comments samluce

This summer has been crazy like most summers. It was so busy that an important milestone was passed, and I missed it. I just realized this week that this is my 26th summer in the same …

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Helping Kids Deal with Sorrow and Death.

Helping Kids Deal with Sorrow and Death.

In Gospel, Parenting, PersonalTags death, Funeral, Parenting, sorrow, Trust GodPublish DateAugust 1, 202250 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

One of the more difficult things I have had to do in my years of pastoral ministry is talk with kids about death. Explaining death and sorrow to kids has a profound influence on kids and …

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I Bought a New Bible.

I Bought a New Bible.

In Ministry, PersonalTags Bible, Crossway, Preacher, preachingPublish DateJanuary 21, 20225 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

I bought a new Bible. A new Bible for myself and not for my kids. Purchasing a new Bible for myself is something I haven’t done in a long time. I bought a Bible for when …

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Fear Not

Fear Not

In Leadership, Ministry, PersonalTags Chesterton, COVID, Leadership, trustPublish DateAugust 30, 20215 Views1 Comment samluce

In a culture where fear is ever-present and all-pervasive, we turn to almost anything to find comfort and to find help. There are a million things to be afraid of thanks to the internet and COVID; …

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About Me

My name is Sam Luce and I have been a pastor at Redeemer Church in Utica NY for the past 24 years. 18 of those years serving as children’s pastor. Currently, I am serving as the Global Pastor to Families. This is my personal blog it is focused on Discipleship, Family Ministry, and Theology.

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One response to “Fear Not”

  1. "Fear Not": The Signpost of Another World
    September 16, 2021

    […] article about the biblical encouragement to fear not originally appeared here, and is used by […]

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