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GEM

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About Me

I'm a pastor at St. Matthew's in Renton, WA. I am also a guitar-slinger. I like to eat out, I like to be with my family. I love swimming. Especially in lakes. I never make the same recipe twice unless it's from my mom. I enjoy music everywhere, particularly when I can't quite hear it (like in a store) -- and I can still pick out the melody. I'm a fan of theology, but not scary theology. And yes, that's a subjective statement. I love my husband, my kitten, and my friends. My office is a quasi-disaster -- not a complete mess, but still challenging. My car is constantly evolving, as is my MacBook Pro. This is because they are smarter than I am. I could go on, but for now, this is enough.

My Interests

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Music:

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Television:

Grey's Anatomy. I've been sucked in.

Books:

Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Eggers), Unbearable Lightness of Being (Kundera), Bible (dead men), Velvet Elvis (Rob Bell).

My Blog

Forgiveness is a Choice.

John 20:19-3119When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and ...
Posted by GEM on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:39:00 PST

Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-14The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2He led me all around them; there wer...
Posted by GEM on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:41:00 PST

Ash Wednesday Sermon

1. Read Matthew 6:1-7, 15-21http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=693418002. Read sermon.I have 5 tattoos on my body. They are all from different times in my life, and have different meanings for me. Usually,...
Posted by GEM on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:55:00 PST

’Vocation’ does not mean career choice.

Sermon  Matthew 3: 13-173Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15B...
Posted by GEM on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:17:00 PST

Christmas Eve Eve

Isaiah 7:10-1610Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. 12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the ...
Posted by GEM on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:44:00 PST

a sermon on humor.

Mark 8:14-2614Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15And he cautioned them, saying, "Watch outbeware of the yeast of the Pharisees and...
Posted by GEM on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:29:00 PST

Get Your Hands Dirty

Sermon: Luke 17:11-1911On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, 13they call...
Posted by GEM on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:49:00 PST

lake time

I'm at our family's cabin in Angola, IN, on my dad's laptop using dialup to post this one note... so forgive me if this is all it says. It is so good to be here.  It has been sunny and 80's for 3...
Posted by GEM on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:58:00 PST

Sermon: A place for ALL people?

Sermon 9.16.07  Luke 15:1-10"Welcome: A Place for All People"Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "T...
Posted by GEM on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:04:00 PST

I Changed My Top 8.

Here's this week's sermon. Thanks to all you myspacers for your input about your Top 8! Peace. Pastor G On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a ...
Posted by GEM on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:16:00 PST