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Mental Health Awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is during this month that we raise awareness of the stigma and struggle of those dealing with...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
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Lost
I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in my 20’s, but we struggled to get it under control. I would be okay for a while and then...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
5 days ago3 min read
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With a Little Help From My Friends
I filled in for a local pastor this morning. It was in a town 45 minutes away from my home. It was the first time I had preached for a...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 272 min read
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Happy Easter!
Light coming into an empty cave. He is risen! He is risen indeed! We say these words in church. The pastor will say, “He is risen!” And...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 202 min read
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View from Above
My mother passed away nearly 3 years ago. It feels like it was just yesterday we were sitting on my couch watching our favorite shows...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Apr 62 min read
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Don’t Be Afraid, Just Believe
Sometimes what is happening in our country worries me. Sometimes it scares me. At one point, I was sitting down ruminating and looked...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Mar 302 min read
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Questions
Our Adult Sunday School class, Jesus and Java, just wrapped up Adam Hamilton’s “Wrestling with Doubt Finding Faith”. We asked questions...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Mar 32 min read
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Speak Up, Speak Out
I, like many of you, am terrified about what’s happening in our country. Every day we hear about more layoffs and program cuts aimed at...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 222 min read
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LOVE
We are called to be loving to those we love AND those we hate. The bible is clear: love God; love others. Love is mentioned in the bible...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Feb 162 min read
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My God is Greater
Man on peak looking over mountains We live in scary times, but my God is greater than my fears. Christ’s teachings are being rejected. We...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 252 min read
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Wrestling with Doubt
In Sunday School, we’re studying Adam Hamilton’s “Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith”. We’re discussing the concept of God, the Bible,...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 192 min read
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But I’m right!
I had a difficult week. I got into a disagreement with someone I deeply respect. I felt rejected and condemned. My ego was bruised. But,...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Jan 162 min read
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New Year, New Start, Same God
2025 For those of us born in the 1900’s, we may have had a different expectation of what the world would like one quarter of the way...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 28, 20242 min read
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Ask Not
John F. Kennedy spoke the famous words, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” At the urging...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 22, 20242 min read
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Invisible Disabilities
I’m struggling today. I got up, exercised and cleaned the kitchen. I’m working on an upcoming sermon and, of course, writing this blog...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 15, 20242 min read
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Prepare the Way of the Lord
I was very moved by Pastor Malcolm’s sermon this morning. Based on Luke 1:68-79, he spoke of God using His children to transform the...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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A Precious Gift
It’s that time of year again. A time for overextended credit cards, family drama and disappointment as what we long for the holidays...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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Thank You
Thank you, God, for my wife. I am blessed with the most amazing, loving, strong woman. We’ve been together since I was a child. She’s...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 23, 20242 min read
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Hope
It’s been an interesting week. Last week I was very discouraged. After waiting weeks to see a neurologist, she was not very hopeful. She...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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Renewal
I love fall. I love the colors. I love the sound of footsteps on leaves. I love the holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving and the soon to be...
Jasmine Ray-Symms
Nov 3, 20242 min read
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