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Paul Winter and his wife Betty

Paul Winter serves as the Elder of the Bruderhof. He was confirmed as a pastor of the Bruderhof in 1985. Paul and his wife, Betty, have been married for forty years, their children are grown, and now they are happy grandparents. They reside at the Maple Ridge Bruderhof in Ulster Park, NY.

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March 15, 2020

A Time That Can Bring Out the Best in Us

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The word “encourage” means “to give heart,” and each of us can do that in a hundred different ways over the course of the day. True, travel has been severely curtailed in many places, whether by government decree or by prudence.

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December 1, 2017

Advent Is the Time of Joy

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Advent is a time to ask ourselves: Do we have the peace and joy that Jesus offers? And if not, what do we need to do to find it, so that we can truly be ready to celebrate Christmas? Remembering the Roman world into which Jesus was born reminds me...

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October 2, 2017

Only Love Will Cast Out Fear

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Early this morning I turned on the news to catch the headlines and was shocked and deeply troubled to read of yet another tragic mass shooting, this time at an outdoor concert near the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Our thoughts and prayers are...

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April 15, 2017

Johann Christoph Arnold

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With deep grief, but with hope in the coming resurrection, I write to share that our brother and senior pastor of the Bruderhof, Johann Christoph Arnold, passed away on this Holy Saturday after a months-long battle with cancer. Christoph served as a...

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