No good deed goes unpunished- what a phrase- yet, you have heard it said and have experienced it in your life- It’s one of those things that you were sure you were doing everything right- and maybe …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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10/4/24
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To err is human to forgive divine…Most of us have experienced the relief of receiving forgiveness from someone we hurt. And as believers we have experienced the forgiveness of Jesus Christ for our …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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9/6/24
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The 33rd Olympics has just begun in Paris France. I like watching the running events in track and field and gymnastics. This year there are a number of great athletes going to Paris—18 of them are …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Wesleyan Church
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8/9/24
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Have you ever wanted to ask God a question? Like why? Why is there pain and suffering? Why is the grass green? What is your plan? When are you coming back?
Joseph was a dreamer. Joseph was …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Wesleyan Church
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7/12/24
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Father’s Day not only a day to honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, Fathers-in-law, uncles, grandfathers, spiritual fathers, etc. are all honored on Father’s …
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By Reverend Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Wesleyan Church, Zumbro Falls
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6/7/24
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When we’re using a map we need to understand that there are two different types of north. They are: True North and Magnetic north. True north (geodetic north) refers to the direction along the …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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5/3/24
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It’s the third day since Jesus died by crucifixion, on a cross, like a murdering thief. Buried in a borrowed tomb.
It’s the third day. But we are not in Jerusalem gathered in the Garden of …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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4/5/24
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According to an article in the New York Times, scientific evidence has led people to believe that couples will eventually start to look like one another. Sounds crazy, right? Well, it might not …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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3/8/24
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2024 is almost a month old! Did you take some time to reflect on 2023? Or did you just try to bury it and all its memories? Do you have ‘regrets’ things you wish you would have done or people you …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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2/1/24
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The Three Wise Men, also known as the Magi or the Three Kings, were visitors who traveled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews, Jesus Christ. The Bible does not specify the …
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By Reverend Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Wesleyan Church
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1/1/24
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Christmas, for me, is filled with great memories, great traditions, and genuine spiritual significance. But sometimes Christmas – the REAL Christmas – gets lost in everything that surrounds the …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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11/26/23
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What are you thankful for? Family, friends, job, home, heat, gas, food, clothes, freedom, …… Being thankful is a guaranteed way to cure envy and jealousy. When we are grateful for what we have …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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11/4/23
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Do you remember the game of telephone? You get everyone in a circle and whisper a message to the first person and they whisper it to the next and then to the next… and you wait with anticipation to …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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10/1/23
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Murder… that seems to be what good mysteries and drama are made of. Why are we so fascinated by this terrible sin of violence? I have to admit that my favorite books genre for pleasure reading are …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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9/1/23
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What breaks your heart? This is more than a bad day, or a break-up with your last date. What are those things that you are passionate about? Is it your family, your job, your hobbies, people in your …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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7/31/23
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Freedom: Miriam Webster says, “1: the quality or state of being free: such as a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action, b: liberation from slavery or restraint or …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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6/26/23
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, the principal leader of the Church of England, said, “The Coronation will be a service of Christian worship, deeply rooted in the wisdom we find in …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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5/26/23
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Excuses- we’ve all heard some remarkable ones over the years- especially if you are in any type of position of authority. We have excuses for being late, for losing homework, for forgetting …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft, South Troy Church
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4/29/23
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MESSIAH IN THE PASSOVER, a vivid and exciting demonstration showing how Jesus fulfilled the ancient feast of Passover, will be held on May 7 @ 10:30 am at the South Troy Church; 56817 Highway 63 …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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4/29/23
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When I was a little girl- around 5-6 years old I did something very foolish- Let me give you some background- in my young mind I had decided that we needed a new house. Not sure why- possibly I …
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By Pastor Colleen Hoeft
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4/3/23
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