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By His Blood and in His Name

Rev. Kate J Meyer, LPC

Nov 19, 2019
2 min

By His Blood and in His Name

In the midst of Sunday morning final worship rehearsal, I picked up my phone to text a lifelong, cherished friend to let her know I was spending the morning praying in song for her, her husband, and their family. The song above is one of the songs we sang that morning. It is the song that, during rehearsal earlier in the week, brought tears to my eyes as I prayed for these friends who were in a time of waiting, knowing what was to come. It is the song we practiced right befor

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Rev. Kate J Meyer, LPC

Jul 19, 2019
2 min

Taking God to the Mat (part 2)

At my church, worship band rehearsal begins with a devotion or exercise of some kind, followed by a time of sharing prayer requests/joys, and a time of prayer before we jump into the music. Since I'm singing this coming Sunday, I was at rehearsal on Wednesday night (which, on a side note, is why you did not get this then). Per usual, I shared an update; not per usual, it was a praise. It felt really good to share a praise. Then someone asked me to share a follow-up on previou

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Rev. Kate J Meyer, LPC

Jul 12, 2019
3 min

Taking God to the Mat (part 1)

When a person experiences the death of a significant person in his/her life, an evaluation of faith and belief inevitably follows. For that reason, as a grief counselor my first session with a client includes a spiritual assessment. Because I don't want anyone to be caught off guard, I also introduce the assessment by explaining the reason for it; then I leave the conversation open ended and see what comes next. I've heard a lot ranging the gamut of emotions and beliefs. I've

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