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In-person worship in our sanctuary is offered at 9:00 am each Sunday. We also offer a livestream at the same […]

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1660 Birch Lake Avenue
White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Phone: 651 - 429 - 4828

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday
from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Worship Times

Worship Time: 9:00 am

Online Sunday School: 10:15 am (September - May)

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Looking through the eyes of Peter, I was floored by Jesus’ judgment of Peter in this text (John 13:38). Jesus’s response to Peter sounds harsh coming from a loving God. I think that that is why I was so surprised as I studied the scripture. So I looked deeper to see what Jesus is actually going through, to see where his perspective may be coming from. Trauma. With this lens, my fragile frustration with Jesus is really me centering myself. Jesus is constantly putting himself in harm’s way and now he’s heading toward the cross. Yet, I am still demanding him to be polite to me, not to call my bluff. My reaction is to push back, to not have sympathy and deference for the real difficulty he is going through. I wonder in my daily life whose trauma I am still approaching ineffectively. How can I learn from Jesus’ valid impatience with Peter’s empty, well-meaning promises?—from the artist's statement for "Really?" by Hannah Garrity | A Sanctified Art LLC ... See MoreSee Less
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