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Pete Ryder
Feb 7, 20203 min read
That Bites!
Sometimes you get bit even when everything is going great. I was fresh off our mission trip to Peru. It was an amazing experience where...
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Pete Ryder
Feb 3, 20202 min read
LIFE Stories - Teresa Morris
LIFE Story… Teresa & Frank Morris have been attending Medina Naz for quite a few years now. They have 4 children, Kyle, Colin, and the...
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Pete Ryder
Jan 23, 20203 min read
Worship... Interrupted
I enjoy my smartphone. These mini-computers we carry in our pockets can do so much, and I’m sure there’s a lot that mine can do that I...
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Pete Ryder
Jan 17, 20204 min read
What Divides...
It’s no secret that we adopted our kids. Claire was adopted in Wichita, Kansas, and although there’s Korean blood in her gene pool...
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Pete Ryder
Dec 27, 20193 min read
Everything is Breaking
This year everything started breaking at our house. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised. It just seemed to happen all at once. First...
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Pete Ryder
Dec 20, 20192 min read
What are you hoping for this Christmas?
As a child, I can remember the glorious day when the JC Penny Christmas catalog came in the mail! Of course it was long before...
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Pete Ryder
Dec 12, 20193 min read
I'm in Exile
As you probably know, a few weeks back our family was privileged to serve for a week on a mission trip at a children’s home, Esperanza de...
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Pete Ryder
Dec 2, 20193 min read
Live In Me
And…I’m back! It is great to be back at the helm of our church! What a wonderful gift you gave me in this Sabbatical time away. Thank...
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Pete Ryder
Nov 2, 20193 min read
Tripped Up
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining. The birds were singing. It was over 60 degrees on a January afternoon. I figured it’d be...
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Pete Ryder
Oct 24, 20193 min read
The Core: Part 5 - Indulging in Laughter
I’ve always loved to laugh. I seem to be able to see the funny in almost any situation, and I’m a huge fan of a well-crafted, clever...
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Pete Ryder
Oct 17, 20193 min read
The Core: Part 4 - Involvement in Ministry
I love to laugh at funny ways kids get things mixed up, especially when it comes to things related to church. For instance, there are...
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Pete Ryder
Sep 30, 20192 min read
Prepping for Sabbatical - Part 2 - Passion for the Mission
In 1839, pastor Robert Murray M’Cheyne took some extended time away from his church in Dundee, Scotland. In April of that year, he went...
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Pete Ryder
Sep 20, 20194 min read
The Core - Part 3 - Investment in Relationships
Everything seems to be connected. I saw recently on a nature documentary that part of the reason why the Amazon Jungle and Rainforest in...
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Pete Ryder
Sep 13, 20194 min read
Prepping for Sabbatical – Part 1 – Doing vs. Being
I’m a ‘do-er.’ If I see that something needs to be done, I tend to do it. This is true around our house all the time. Whether it’s...
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Pete Ryder
Sep 6, 20194 min read
The Core: Part 2 - Intimate Life with God
Our family loves going to garage sales. I admit, usually there’s a whole lot of junk, and we walk away from quite a few empty-handed, but...
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Pete Ryder
Aug 30, 20194 min read
The Core - Part 1
When you hear the word, ‘core,’ a lot of different images might spring to mind. The core of something is the center. It provides...
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Pete Ryder
Aug 23, 20193 min read
Stories - by Rebecca Ryder
“Once upon a time…” - That’s probably the most famous opening line of a story. I have always loved stories. There were many nights as a...
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Pete Ryder
Aug 14, 20193 min read
Are You Investing?
Have you seen the TV show, ‘Shark Tank?’ It’s where smart, successful people listen to business ‘pitches’ and decide if they want to...
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Pete Ryder
Aug 9, 20194 min read
Run Your Race - Fuel!
OK, this will the last ‘running’ themed blog post for a while - I promise! But one more thing has been on my mind as I think about the...
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Pete Ryder
Aug 2, 20194 min read
Why Would I Want to Get Wet at Church?
I’ve always had a healthy respect for the water. I mean, I took swimming lessons as a child, and I can do a pretty mean doggie-paddle. ...
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