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Beginnings and ends. That’s our context. Stories, lives, meetings, games, relationships, whatever. They have a start and they have an...
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Aug 10, 20203 min read
Under the Trees
What is it about trees? They have ever served as markers of time and place, they are sources of shelter and food, and they are symbols...
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Aug 5, 20202 min read
Running to Obtain
Almighty and merciful God: …Grant that we may run without stumbling to obtain your heavenly promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord…....
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Aug 3, 20202 min read
God's Love Is Bigger Than....
Sometimes Bible passages don’t seem to speak to us because we are far removed from the times and circumstances of the audience for which...
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Jul 20, 20202 min read
One Day at a Time
A wise pastor once said that the weight of each day is enough of a burden for any person; but if you add tomorrow’s burden to today, it...
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Jun 30, 20203 min read
The Power of Oneness
Unity is a powerful thing. A group of people using their strengths and talents with a common focused determination can accomplish...
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Jun 12, 20203 min read
Crime Scene on a Sunday
It was a crime scene. Full of horror. It had been a beautiful day. A Sunday. We had worshipped joyfully in the midst of societal...
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Jun 10, 20203 min read
Trinity
Saint Augustine wrote in his doctrinal work on The Trinity that “In no other subject is error more dangerous, inquiry more difficult, or...
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Jun 3, 20202 min read
Real Presence
Over the centuries, there has been a lot of ink spilled (and not a little blood) over the nature of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist...
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May 11, 20203 min read
The Healing of All Harms
So I’m reading this book. On the bestseller lists. Been around for 30 some-odd years. Getting the Love you Want: A Guide for Couples. ...
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May 1, 20203 min read
Trading Places
Palm Sunday is a strange day liturgically. We start our services by remembering the joyful anticipation of Jesus’ triumphal entry into...
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Apr 30, 20203 min read
Dirty Feet
In John 13, when Jesus comes to Peter to wash his feet, Peter protests. “Whoa! This is all wrong! You’re the Messiah, what the heck...
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Apr 20, 20202 min read
Good Friday Genetics
What we do and what we experience change who we are. It has been established genetically. Identical twins can end up with very...
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Apr 17, 20203 min read
The Chess Master of Free Will
Free will gets kicked around often in theological and philosophical circles. What is free will? Are our wills truly free to choose? ...
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Mar 28, 20204 min read
Laws of Attraction?
Here is where I will probably get into some trouble. Not that I have a problem with what I am about to say, but I know some folks will...
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Mar 23, 20203 min read
Does Disaster Come to a City… Unless the Lord Has Done It?
There’s something about our hearts. They don’t like submission. They don’t like authority. They rebel against the notion of being under...
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Mar 14, 20203 min read
Coronavirus Update for Our Worship
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, God’s peace to you. I write both to encourage you and to inform you as we stand in these...
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Mar 12, 20203 min read
The Things We Fear
Vladimir Putin just had his terms of service as President reset to zero by the Russian government, effectively allowing him to serve two...
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Feb 26, 20203 min read
Ashes and Dust
Today marks the beginning of Lent in the Western Christian churches. Forty days (not counting Sundays) leading up to Easter. Forty days...
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Feb 11, 20202 min read
Men and Axes: Iron Sharpening Iron
We went axe throwing last night. Yes, it’s a thing. Somehow, someone thought it a great idea to mix alcohol and folks throwing battle...
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