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| | May 2011 | “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit . . .” –Matthew 28:19Most Lutherans were ‘born that way,’ ... | | More | | | |
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Jesus said. “For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth.” Matthew 12: 40Jonah ... for Lent? Sounds fishy |
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| FEBRUARY 2011 |
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“Arise, shine: for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.” Isaiah 60: 1Epiphany began January 6, the day after the 12th Day of Christmas, and lasts until the day before Ash Wednesday (late this year on March 9th). |
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| January 2011 |
“ . . . When they saw the star, they were overjoyed . . . Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh . . .” -Matthew 2: 10, 11T.S. Eliot, the poet, writes a poem entitled “The Journey of the Magi,” based upon the journey... |
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| Pentecost 4C – June 20, 2010 |
“Legion”
"Screw loose!" "Crazy as a loon." "Weirdo!" “Unhinged.” “Off his rocker.” These are some of the words used to describe people whose... |
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| Pentecost 2C - June 6, 2010 |
In the reading from 1 Kings this evening/morning, we hear about a woman with a son when the LORD says to Elijah, “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. There is a widow there who will feed you. I have given her my instructions.” ... |
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| Holy Trinity Sunday – May 30, 2010 |
“Pondering the Trinity”
On this first Sunday after Pentecost we annually celebrate and ponder the doctrine of the Holy Trinity—Father, Son and Holy Spirit or God as creator, redeemer, sanctifier.
On the surface, we might be tempted to think... |
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| The Day of Pentecost – May 23, 2010 |
"Windy Miracles? Or The Miracle of Pentecost!"
One Pentecost Sunday, a pastor arranged for two air-filled balloons to be dropped from the ceiling during her sermon. The challenge, she explained to church members attending worship that day, was to keep the balloons afloat during the entire sermon... |
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| Easter 5C: “Love You Forever” |
The book Love You Forever is a children’s classic. If you’ve read it, you know that it begins with a mother holding her new baby. |
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| Easter 4C - "Hearing the Shepherd’s Voice" |
There is a story about a dog that walked, from out of nowhere, wandering and sniffing onto the playing field of a major league baseball game. A time out was called so... |
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| Easter 3C: “Family Reunion” |
I’m guessing that most of you have been to a family reunion of one kind or another. Whatever can be said about them, I’m sure… |
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| Easter 2C: “Holy Hilarity” |
There once was a woman who was busy on the Saturday afternoon before Easter doing some baking and cleaning, preparing her home for …
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| Easter: “Alleluia! Christ is Risen!” |
Christ is risen, alleluia! He is risen indeed, alleluia!That word, alleluia, is probably the... |
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| Easter – Sat Eve/Sunrise: “Mary Magdalene – a Puzzle” |
Mary Magdalene was a puzzle. She believed yet she didn’t believe. She had been a devoted follower of Jesus ever since... |
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| Community Good Friday: “Deliver Us From Evil” |
“Deliver us from evil” we pray in the Lord’s Prayer. Do we really know what we are praying when ... |
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| Maundy Thursday “Praying in the Garden” |
In order to get to the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus and his disciples crossed the Cedron Torrent. The Cedron is a... |
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| Palm/Passion Sunday 2010 - “The Tables Turn” |
How easy it is for tables to be turned—for a party to turn into chaos... |
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| Lenten Sunday Week 5, 2010 - "Changes" |
What “new thing” is God doing in you? In us? In this church? In this nation? In this world? ... |
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| Midweek Lent 5, 2010 -" Prayers of St. Francis" |
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love;... |
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