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2026-05-10T15:36:27-04:00

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Spiritual Unity: A Gift from the Holy Spirit

Last updated on: May 10, 2026 at 3:36 pm By Rob Giannamore

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Miller’s Station UMC | May 10, 2026 | Anchor Verse: Acts 2:1-21 The Holy Spirit Imagined as a Goose I lived near the Pymatuning Spillway when I was the Pastor at Espyville United Methodist Church. A story I like to tell about this time was when my oldest, then 3 and I went to the spillway one day in the spring and found an area where a bunch of Canada geese were gathered with their goslings. For funsies, I had... Read more

2026-05-20T09:32:52-04:00

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Moral Injury Isn’t Just for Soldiers Anymore

Last updated on: May 20, 2026 at 9:32 am By Rob Giannamore

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Considering Moral Injury Anchor verses: 2 Samuel: 11 -12 We are generally taught from a young age the difference from right and wrong. How this is understood is not universal and can vary by culture. What is universal though that we generally feel some sort of empathy and compassion towards another person until it is conditioned out of us based on cultural norms. For example, no child comes into the world as a racist, but slowly learns this behavior through... Read more

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2026-05-03T15:12:39-04:00

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Exploring our Faith: Insights into Jesus

Last updated on: May 3, 2026 at 3:12 pm By Rob Giannamore

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Miller’s Station UMC| May 3, 2026|Anchor Verses: John 14:1-14 Who was Jesus? This is a question that echoes through the centuries—a question that challenges each of us to reflect deeply on our faith. If we’re honest, the answer isn’t as clear-cut as we might wish. Scholars largely agree that Jesus of Nazareth walked the earth during the first century, but even so, the evidence is not as straightforward as we’d hope. Apart from a brief mention by the historian Josephus,... Read more

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2026-04-26T17:00:04-04:00

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Exploring Our Faith: Insights into Belief in God

Last updated on: April 26, 2026 at 5:00 pm By Rob Giannamore

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Anchor Verses: Psalm 103:8-12; Psalm 91:1-16; Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-31 A Shepherding God When I was in pastor school, my wife and I worked at Stratford Ecological Center, a small Community Shared Agriculture farm where we helped grow veggies, grains and livestock for the local community. One summer, we had an intern from Israel named Cheim who said he had been a shepherd back home. We had about a dozen sheep at the farm and one day, we had to do... Read more

2026-04-22T10:21:24-04:00

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Marriage is a Journey of Many Steps

Last updated on: April 22, 2026 at 10:21 am By Rob Giannamore

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A Walk in the Woods It took us almost 30 years, but this last weekend, my wife and completed a section of the Gerard Hiking Trail that we got lost on back in college. Backpacking is a deeply primal, deeply personal challenge that requires more than just putting a bunch of stuff in a bag and walking for x amount of miles. With another person, it becomes a whole different experience all together. Both my wife and I grew... Read more

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2026-04-20T09:13:42-04:00

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Cultivating Communities of Intention

Last updated on: April 20, 2026 at 9:13 am By Rob Giannamore

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Anchor Verse Acts 2:42-47 As the story goes, my wife stole me from the monastery. For two whole years, I considered priesthood and monastic orders in a process called pre formation. I was tasked with going to church every morning, praying rosary several times a day and working though the book of Psalms every month. I went on several exploratory retreats with the Redemptorists who had a presence in my hometown before leaving. I was raised around the Benedictine sisters... Read more

2026-04-13T11:45:59-04:00

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What Is Chesed? The Bible’s Word for God’s Love

Last updated on: April 13, 2026 at 11:45 am By Rob Giannamore

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God’s Loving kindness – Chesed My lectio this week directed my attention to the Hebrew word hesed (chesed), this week and as I am getting ready in a couple of weeks to talk about God, the meaning of hesed caught my attention. Hesed is a Hebrew word that means loving-kindness, loyalty, and mercy, often describing the faithful love that God has for His people. It encompasses actions of kindness and generosity that go beyond what is expected in a relationship.... Read more

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2026-04-12T12:52:00-04:00

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Our Beliefs: An Examination of the Nicene Creed

Last updated on: April 12, 2026 at 12:52 pm By Rob Giannamore

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This is going to be a 4 week serries – Week 1 – We Believe Anchor Verse: John 20:19-31 Over the next four weeks, I may say some things that are going to be uncomfortable and will challenge you to expand your understanding of what we believe. In these moments, I want you to reflect on Paul’s word’s in Romans 12 where he challenges us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. By doing so, we move our... Read more

2026-04-06T10:00:19-04:00

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Easter Hope: Why Jesus Shows Up When We Panic Most

Last updated on: April 6, 2026 at 10:00 am By Rob Giannamore

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It Did Not Turn Out Like We Planned I have been section hiking the Appalachian Trail since 2021. Previously, I spent ten years running ultra-marathon races and other 12 – 23-hour endurance events. John Lennon was known for saying that life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. This could not be truer of life in general and ultrarunning and section hiking specifically. I remember the first section hike I took with my then 14-year-old daughter in... Read more

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2026-03-30T07:58:32-04:00

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The King Who Refused a War Horse

Last updated on: March 30, 2026 at 7:58 am By Rob Giannamore

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Anchor verse: Mathew 21:1-11 Messianic Hope “No longer certain that one ever does win a war, I am,” Yoda admits in the sixth season of The Clone Wars. “For in fighting the battles, the bloodshed, already lost we have.” This week’s scriptures are an example of a passage not written for modern people in mind. The passage is rich in sacred scriptures that would have held deep meaning for the first and second century Jews and eventually Christians.... Read more

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