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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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Feb 25, 20186 min read
Sarah – Abraham and Our Identity as Children of God
Jesus said, “By this, Everyone will know that you are my disciples: If you love one another.” Everyone will know … If/when you love one...
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Feb 20, 20185 min read
God Keeps God’s Promises
Mary loved the story of Noah’s ark. She gave us Noah placemats when our son was born. Her house was decorated with arks of all sizes,...
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Feb 11, 20183 min read
Passing the Mantle
It makes sense that mentors are important in church life, too. How many of you are here today because someone a little older and wiser...
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Feb 4, 20186 min read
They Shall Walk and Not Faint
Seven years ago, I ran the Manchester Road Race. It was a big deal for me because I am not much of a runner— I had been told at an early...
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Jan 29, 20185 min read
Deputized
Every generation loves a super hero. From the classic Superman and Batman comic books to Star Wars From Harry Potter and Marvel movies,...
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Jan 14, 20186 min read
The Lamp Had Not Yet Gone Out
“Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. At...
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Jan 7, 20184 min read
Hey, Beautiful!
Baptism of Our Lord A 2018 One morning back in my stay at home days in Manchester, I was riding my bike to my son’s school to volunteer....
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Jan 4, 20185 min read
Restoring Wonder - Christmas Eve 2017
It happened one spring day on a school camping trip. I was hiking with the kids and another adult chaperone, and I saw a stand of yellow...
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Dec 11, 20176 min read
Advent 2 - God's New Road
They are famous words from the prophet Isaiah: “The voice crying out in the wilderness Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths...
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Dec 3, 20175 min read
Advent 1 - Bud of Hope
Do you have a marker in your life from which everything changed? A Before and an After? One of the most common ones is ‘BC’ and...
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Nov 26, 20175 min read
Seeing Jesus' Face
It was one of times when life was so busy I didn’t have time to fill the car with gas. I’d been driving around on fumes for a week, when...
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Nov 19, 20175 min read
Dies Irae
In November of 1999, I had the unique opportunity to join choirs from other 7 countries around the world to sing Hector Berlioz’ Requiem...
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