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Would that All the Lord’s People Were Prophets!
One of the ministries PB and I have helped to start in the parishes we’ve served is a visitation ministry. It involves training lay...
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Sep 27, 20184 min read
Defy the Pecking Order
Jesus seemed to know of their argument. And so he sat down, in the position of a rabbi, and began to teach them. First he taught them...
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Sep 24, 20183 min read
The Beginner’s Mind
To me this passage has an important message: that those of us who assume roles of leadership, governance, and instruction— also need to...
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Sep 9, 20184 min read
Hypocrisy
That’s is deal with hypocrisy: there is a fundamental mismatch between behavior and values. The Greek word hypocrite was technical term...
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Aug 26, 20184 min read
Jesus and the “Dones”
Some of these people who are done with church, or “Dones” as they are called, have nonetheless found meaningful spiritual connections....
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Aug 20, 20185 min read
Abide In Me
“Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.” My friend Martha moved to New Orleans this summer. We have been...
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Aug 5, 20185 min read
The Good Old Days
Remember the good ol’ days? Everyone’s got some time in the past that seemed the best of times. Whether it’s the carefree days of high...
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Jul 29, 20183 min read
Feeding, Healing, and Abundance
This week I had the privilege of visiting with Dr and Mrs Baker, two of our homebound members. Part of the ministry of our congregation...
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Jul 28, 20185 min read
Don’t Play in the Rest
My first year at college, I had to opportunity to play French horn in Stravinski’s Rite of Spring. The Rite of Spring is a seminal 20th...
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Jul 1, 20185 min read
Who Touched Me?
It is a common question among the jostling middle schoolers waiting in line. Kids who are clumsy, outgrowing their bodies, still learning...
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Jun 10, 20184 min read
The Gene Pool Is Real
It seems like a classic teenage confrontation: The child defies the parent, refusing to obey their rules or submit to their judgment I’ll...
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Jun 3, 20186 min read
Sabbath Freedom
Do you remember when you were a kid on the first day of summer? I remember waking up in my bed, thinking to myself, “What I am going to...
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May 20, 20184 min read
Spirit, Wind, and Fire
We had a pretty good storm on Tuesday night, didn’t we? Trees were uprooted, power lines downed, four tornados in the state! Even those...
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May 14, 20186 min read
Red Balloons and Jesus’ Ascension: The Church Being (Re)born
During the years I was a stay at home mom, I taught my daughter Stephanie’s pre-school Sunday school class. For the lesson on the...
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May 6, 20185 min read
No One Has Greater Love Than This
Lynn had a special plate which graced her fireplace mantle. It was given to her at her wedding, and it was inscribed with Jesus’ words...
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May 2, 20184 min read
God’s Love, Skin to Skin.
Over a decade ago, my friends Austin and Maris adopted twins from Russia.They were ½ years old when they came from the orphanage to CT. ...
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Apr 15, 20185 min read
Ye Are Witnesses
At my alma mater, Oberlin College outside of Cleveland, OH There was controversy every graduation. The controversy was whether to walk...
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Apr 1, 20184 min read
Mark And The Choose-Your-Own-Ending Easter Story
Does anyone remember those choose-your-own-ending books? In these books there were points in the story where you had to make a decision:...
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Mar 11, 20183 min read
Snakes in the wilderness
Then they arrived at Mount Sinai. Moses went up the mountain and God gave him the 10 Commandments--- the sign of God’s covenant with the...
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Mar 9, 20185 min read
Jesus, Conflict, and 25,000 Meals
That children’s sermon got me thinking about house cleaning. I remember one time when my poor mother had just about had it. I was 16...
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