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The Big Deal of Baptism
Pastor Brian Rajcok St. Matthew Lutheran Church Matthew 3:13-17 January 12, 2019 On a podcast this week one of my seminary professors...
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Jan 5, 20206 min read
Pilgrimage and the Treasure We Bear
Pastor Julie Epiphany 2020 Thi s summer I took my parents on a driving tour to the homes of relatives in Western PA and NY state. My mom...
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Dec 29, 20194 min read
Rachel Weeps for Her Children: A Christmas Message
Pastor Julie Lully, lula, thou little tiny child/ by by lully lulay. Coventry Carol, verse 1 I used to think this song, the Coventry...
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Dec 25, 20195 min read
The Gift of Christmas
Pastor Brian Rajcok Luke 2:1-20 December 24, 2019 Can you remember the magic of Christmas when you were young? The feeling you had when...
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Dec 15, 20194 min read
Joseph and God's Crazy Plan
Lisa was not pleased. It was clear when she shared the peace with me. Her son and has girlfriend were expecting. They weren’t married,...
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Dec 8, 20195 min read
Winnowing the Chaff
Pastor Brian Rajcok Matthew 3:1-12 Sunday December 8, 2019 John the Baptist means business. Most people think of Advent as a time of...
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Dec 1, 20196 min read
Swords Into Plowshares
Pastor Julie Reuning-Scherer I had known Doug three years when he invited me into his basement. He had shared with me deeply about his...
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Nov 24, 20194 min read
The Words We Long To Hear
Pastor Julie Reuning-Scherer I recently heard a TED talk by Dave Isay, the creator of Story Corps. You might have heard one of these...
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Nov 17, 20194 min read
God’s Vision of Shalom
Pastor Brian Rajcok Luke 21:5-19 Last week Jesus was asked about the afterlife and we talked about all the different directions the Bible...
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Nov 10, 20196 min read
What do we know about the afterlife?
When I was a kid I remember my mom reading me a children’s book about heaven. It sounded so incredible, so much better than this earthly...
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Nov 3, 20194 min read
All Saints’ Day
Pastor Bill White Read Luke 6:17-49 I’ve noticed people’s willingness To stand in long lines … IF We think there is something GOOD,...
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Oct 27, 20195 min read
Reformation Sunday
Pastor Brian Rajcok St. Matthew Lutheran Church Luke 18: 9-14 Sunday October 27, 2019 Reformation Sunday: The Pharisee & The Tax...
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Oct 20, 20194 min read
The Fiesty Widow
I was a young woman at the Metropolitan Art Museum in NYC. It was lunchtime, so I stepped outside the museum to grab a bite to eat at a...
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Oct 13, 20194 min read
Saying Thank You
Our sister church Concordia Lutheran in Manchester focused on gratitude in their stewardship campaign a few years ago. In order to look...
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Oct 6, 20195 min read
Our True Worth: Humility
I saw the Downton Abbey movie this week, and it got me thinking about social hierarchies. The long running TV show recounts the fortunes...
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Sep 30, 20196 min read
A Spirituality of Generosity
So there I was at Shop-Rite the other night. Doing some grocery shopping, getting all kinds of delicious vegan food. Stocking up cuz I...
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Sep 29, 20196 min read
A Spirituality of Generosity
Pastor Brian Rajcok St. Matthew Lutheran Church Luke 16:19-31 Sunday September 29, 2019 So there I was at Shop-Rite the other night. ...
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Sep 16, 20195 min read
God of the Lost
Imagine you’re a Pharisee in the first century. You know the religious requirements for being holy and you’ve spent your entire life...
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Sep 9, 20195 min read
Inner Vision
When I was in high school, I went on a study trip to Washington DC. It was a year round program that brought together kids from around...
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Sep 6, 20196 min read
Seating Arrangements, Jesus Style.
I had a meeting once with our former bishop, Margaret Payne. It was a required meeting to re-up my ordained status, as I was not serving...
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