News & Updates

Windswept – March 2015

THE WAY OF THE CROSS (excerpt) Religion was in the news again last month, and most of what was reported was not good. A mosque near Bethlehem in Israel was set on fire. A man was sentenced to die in Saudi Arabia because he renounced his faith in Islam. Global harassment of Jews has reached a seven-year high. At the time of this writing, Islamic State (ISIS) militants had abducted at least 220 Christians from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria. The actions of ISIS have become a weekly, if not daily, horror show. We find it impossible to imagine that any religion, no matter how twisted, could motivate its adherents to commit such violence. The truth is, […]

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Windswept – February 2015

HELLO! (excerpt) I am Laura Phillips, Interim Ministry Leader at Spirit of Joy. While in this position, I will be working primarily with our Outreach and Hospitality Teams as well as assisting in worship. Growing up in Farmington, MN in a country home surrounded by woods and fields, […]

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