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Monks for Peace Word From Wiese December 31, 2025 What would it take for you to walk over 2200 miles? As many of you Coweta and Fayette County residents are aware, the answer for a small band of Buddhist monks is the invitation to peace. From your texts and Facebook posts, I know that many of you lined the streets …
2025 COS Yule Log An Advent Word from Wiese December 24, 2025 Blessed Christmas Eve, COS friends! On this holy day of watching and waiting, we offer this yule log as a Christmas Eve gift to you. Using the link below, you can enjoy more than three hours of the warm, festive fireplaces of our own congregation, beautifully accompanied …
Interrupted An Advent Word from Wiese December 17, 2025 Interruptions. Advent is a season of watching and waiting. But rarely does all go according to plan. If we’re honest, interruptions are usually what we try hardest to avoid. And yet, when we turn to the Christmas story, we discover characters pinballing from one interruption to the other. Mary’s life …
God Comforting Through Music An Advent Word from Wiese December 10, 2025 A video of Bradford the Dog cracked me up. Check out Bradford’s utterly contented face in the picture. Situated in his owner’s lap between her two strong arms while she plays the piano, Bradford is happy as can be. (If you use Instagram, check out “kara_baldus” for …
From Our Young Ladies An Advent Word from Wiese December 3, 2025 Dear Faith Friend, This week, as we lean into a variety of offerings for our Advent devotional series, I’m delighted to turn this email over to some thoughts from one of our COS high school (LOFT) young ladies groups. In Christ’s hope, Pastor Fritz The young ladies write: …
Gobble Gobble Word From Wiese November 26, 2025 Dear Fellow Turkeys, Gobble Gobble. What if a turkey translator revealed “gobble gobble” meant “grateful, grateful”? Then turkeys would be some of the happiest creatures around. For in our gratitude, we experience peace, perspective, and positivity. Scripture states, “from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, the …
Turkey Dinner Prep Word From Wiese November 19, 2025 Why do dogs take such a long time to sniff a patch of grass while out on a walk? Why do flies buzz around so sporadically? It’s because most of what a creature actually senses is invisible to us. Pulitzer Prize winning science writer Ed Yong wrote a book about these …
King Tut & the Other Guy Word From Wiese November 12, 2025 Last week, my friend Elias was there. The official opening of the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt. (Elias runs the tour company helping COS venture to the Holy Land and St. Paul’s Footsteps . . . and maybe someday Egypt?) While several royal tombs of the …
Your Last Day Word From Wiese November 5, 2025 If you knew tomorrow would be your last day of life, what would you do? Rally a party with your family and best friends? Pig out on your favorite food and desserts? Catch a flight to your favorite location to snorkel, ski, or hike? Grab your loved ones and walk bare …
Are You Peaking? Word From Wiese October 29, 2025 My dentist tells me I need two crowns. For the first time in decades, due to a troublesome back, I didn’t run in an organized race last year. Am I over the hill? Amid such discouraging health realities, I was heartened to read a report from The Times (United Kingdom) which …