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Gilly, a Diligent Leader Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 John Sumwalt Sandra Herrmann Peter Andrew Smith Matthew 16:13-20 — Exodus 1:8--2:10 Romans 12:1-8 — Psalm 124 |
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Contents
"Gilly, a Diligent Leader" by John Sumwalt
"A Conspiracy of Women" by Sandra Herrmann
"Showing Our Belief" by Peter Andrew Smith
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Gilly, a Diligent Leader
by John Sumwalt
Romans 12:1-8
We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.
-- Romans 12:6
I was called to give a eulogy at the funeral of our long-time neighbor, Gilman Moe, last week. It was a privilege to pay tribute to a man whose life has made a significant difference in the lives of so many of us in Richland County and the state of Wisconsin.
Our farm sits at the intersection of State Highway 58 and County Trunk D, a mile north of Loyd where Gilly and Darlene built a new house last year right next door to the house where my grandparents ...