Flatlanders Inn Summer Newsletter
Hey folks! The latest and greatest is now available from Flatlanders. Check out the 2016 Summer edition here (pdf) – it’s a great read!
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New Elders
We’re excited to report that our New Elder process has resulted in four new elders joining the team! Rod & Elisa Jersak and Jason & Theresa Eheler are now Lay Elders and will bring valuable insight and unique perspective to the team as it attempts to follow Jesus and tend to the mission and vision of
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It Whistles Through – a poem
Here’s a poem by Blair Barkley. He read it at Celebration Sunday a few weeks ago. It Whistles Through: It whistles through the willows of a borough, and floats on the water of a pond, and roars down the falls of a river, inverted in a glassy refection of a sea, foaming on the shores
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School of Justice in Nepal (Part Four – earthquake edition)
This is the final installment in a four-part series on the Vineyard School of Justice trip to the Himalayan Region Vineyard Churches in Nepal. Read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. Unshakable Amidst Earthquakes The spiritual vitality in the HRV defies the logic of the earthquakes and their aftermath. During our time, everywhere we
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School of Justice in Nepal (Part Three)
This is the third installment in a four-part series on the Vineyard School of Justice trip to the Himalayan Region Vineyard Churches in Nepal. Read Part One and Part Two. NESSING Unlike Gatlang, Nessing is a mountain village without road access. With Pastor Prem’s brother as our guide, we trekked for two hours through the
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School of Justice in Nepal (Part Two)
This is the second installment in a four-part series on the Vineyard School of Justice trip to the Himalayan Region Vineyard Churches in Nepal. Read Part One here. CHHAMPI Chhampi is another village on the outskirts of Kathmandu, within an hour’s drive of the city. We visited the village twice – once for a two-day
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School of Justice in Nepal (Part One)
In May 2016, a little over a year after the devastating earthquakes in Nepal, four of us (Laura Dahl, Erin O’Neill, myself, Natalie Hamm, pictured above) from the Vineyard School of Justice travelled to Nepal to be with the Himalayan Region Vineyard churches there. This is the first installment of what will be a four
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Healed by You – a poem
by Jessica Williams I was healed by the invitation to speak. I was healed by letting it all come pouring out. I was healed by breaking open and falling apart. Finally. I was healed by the place you made here that was large enough for me. And I was healed by a *thousand tellings. Each
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Vineyard Metanoia: Dwelling in the Borderlands
June 16 – 18, we’re hosting a National Metanoia event. Make sure you sign up soon, since space is limited. All are welcome (including children and youth)! Here’s an invite from Brian Doerksen, who will be joining us: Join Michael Raburn, David & Anita Ruis and many other Vineyardites from across our family as we
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Diving In – series & invitation
Have you been baptized before? Can you recall what happened? Do you remember what was going on in your heart? Perhaps you haven’t been baptized yet. In this series called Diving In, we want to explore the sacrament of Baptism. For those who have been baptized, we want to help you recall what happened that moment
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Nepal Update: One Year Later
April 25 marks 1 year since the first of the two big earthquakes rocked Nepal in 2015. Since then, the nation has been picking up the pieces, gathering its strength, moving forward and healing. The Vineyard Earthquake Response has been a small but significant part in the overall earthquake recovery. Throughout each of our three phases
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An Uncommon Bond – a story of forgiveness
This is a story submitted by Katherine Peters. Ruth and I were good friends. We had a lot in common. We were single parents together. We went to the same church together and mostly we just hung out together with our boys. I loved Ruth’s vibrant smile, her infectious laugh, and she gave the best hugs.
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Dwelling in the Borderlands – You’re Invited!
Here’s an invitation to the Vineyard Metanoia Event this June we are hosting. The theme is “Dwelling in the Borderlands”. Here’s an invitation from David and Anita Ruis (our National Directors): A “Metanoia Gathering” is more a communal experience than a conference. As we create theatmosphere of a “learning community” coming together, ample room for connection and