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Articles written by Reverend Rick Loewen


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  • Sermonette for February 12, 2018

    Reverend Rick Loewen|Feb 12, 2018

    In the book of the Gospel of John, chapter 11, verse 35, we read one of the shortest scripture passages in the Bible. "Jesus wept." Why would the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the Creator of the heavens and the earth be crying, sobbing His heart out? His good friend, Lazarus, had died. And it hurt Jesus. Remember, Jesus is Divine, yet He was human. Jesus had feelings just like anyone else and because who better to relate to when our heart is breaking and aching inside? Could someone reading this be weeping into the night? Is anyone crying...

  • Sermonette for February 5, 2018

    Reverend Rick Loewen|Feb 5, 2018

    I will never forget when our gracious Heavenly Father blessed my wife and I with our firstborn, a blue-eyed little girl. Even though I am alergic to apples, my little girl was the apple, and still is, the apple of my eye. It was during seminary that my daughter was born, and we had just been asked to pastor my first church. Besides the excitement we had over our first born, the members of this loving and compassionate church, were excited to have a baby in their congregation. She was the only one and was dearly cared for by all. On Christmas...