Revival and Renewal

The Work of Casey Dwyer

Life Stories

  • Ode to George Herbert 

    George Herbert, as some of you know, is a constant source of inspiration to me. For starters, he was the pastor of a rural church tucked away in the English Countryside. Second off, in his short ministry he gives me a vision of pastoral life, far away as he was from “great places,” that was Continue reading

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  • The Transplant Begins

    reflections on our first week They say 80% of our lives is made up of routine: going to the grocery store, sleeping patterns, dinner, chores, church, job, on and on. I feel like even my colds have a pattern they live by.  Maybe that’s why this week has been a challenge. In the whirlwind that Continue reading

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  • Four Years Later—A New Chapter 

    Four Years Later—A New Chapter 

    Four years ago, I wrote a blog on this website describing my new position at Village Church of Lincolnshire as Associate Pastor. Looking back at that time, we so clearly saw God’s hand leading us to VCL, opening doors in amazing and surprising ways. I didn’t know what was on the horizon, but I knew Continue reading

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  • Three Years Later

    Three Years Later

    Maybe it’s because I suffer from chronic nostalgia that I feel compelled to write this. Maybe it’s because I feel like so much has happened. But, really, I think it’s because I have changed so much. We have. Three years ago Danielle and I were attempting to cope with the reality of leaving a place we loved, Continue reading

  • God of the Tangibles

    God of the Tangibles

    There aren’t many things in life I enjoy more than holding my wife’s hand. Her small hand fits right into my palm, and I can feel her fingers over mine. I smile with the thought of it, and through many of the things we have faced together this small, loving touch has  meant more than Continue reading

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