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Emily Ratering-Youngberg

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An Audible Gasp

If a pastor is truly blessed by God in their life of ministry, they might have one moment in a worship service so shining and

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Twenty-eight Dogs

My parishioner Marie’s life was 28 dogs long. In my tenure serving the church here in Little Falls, New Jersey, I only knew the last

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Living Small

After a few weeks on the job as the solo pastor of a small church, I quickly learned the wisdom of something my preaching professor

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Shepherd of a Diverse Flock

When I took the call twenty years ago to the First Reformed Church of Little Falls, New Jersey, I found an office that had been

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