October, 2025

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Greetings,

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October, the month of falling leaves, pumpkins, changing seasons, sweatshirt weather, football, and marshmallows. What? Marshmallows? What do marshmallows have to do with Fall? Well, think fires and campfires and s'mores of course. There are various theories on the perfect marshmallow for a s'more. From black and crispy all the way around to lightly toasted and brown and melted all the way through, to barely toasted and still chewy on the inside.​

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Sometimes I think our faith is the same way. Sometimes we are all in and toasted black. So much so that we slough out the outer layer and begin fresh. Sometimes we are perfectly content, toasted on the outside and mellow and melty on the inside, not much to do. Sometimes we are a little resistant, not too near the fire and only a little color and still pretty chewy on the inside, still a lot of work to do here. 

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Obviously, this is a metaphor that could use a lot of work, and for many of us, we go from one to another in different seasons of our lives. As we grow and change in our faith life, we may resemble any one of these different stages depending on where we are.

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As the leaves fall and as Fall gives way to the colder days of Winter, take time to reflect on your faith life. Where are you on the marshmallow scale?

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In Christ,

Pastor Pat