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Fireworks, Freedom and Faith

I love the Fourth of July. I love cookouts with family and friends, watermelon that somehow tastes better in July,...
June 29, 2026
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Rebuild My Church

Last week, I had the privilege of attending the Western North Carolina Annual Conference at beautiful Lake...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
June 24, 2026
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Radical Acceptance

I recently came across a phrase that I didn’t particularly like: radical acceptance. Maybe it was the word...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
June 18, 2026
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You Can’t Go Back

There are things I miss about Oklahoma. I miss the wide-open spaces, the cows in the pasture, Braum’s, Wayne’s...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
June 11, 2026
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God Loves Animals Too

I’ve always loved animals. Big animals. Small animals. Tiny animals. Animals I’m allergic to and animals I’m not. I...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
June 3, 2026
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The Cost of False Fundamentals

Eighteen years ago, Rachel Held Evans contacted a friend because she was beginning to see Christianity differently...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
May 28, 2026
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See People, Not Problems

Poverty is often discussed through numbers, charts, percentages, and political conversations. On Tuesday, our staff...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
May 21, 2026
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God’s Daring Plan

Image: The Adoration of the Shepherds by Rembrandt This past Monday morning at our 9 am Bible Study at Lake...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
May 14, 2026
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We Make Time

There are a couple of comedies I enjoy watching lately — Animal Control, DMV, St. Denis Medical, and of course, The...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
May 6, 2026
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Walking with Merlot

I did something a few weeks ago I never imagined would make its way into my pastor’s blog—I went llama trekking at...
Rev. Tracy Schumpert
April 30, 2026

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