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Jul 11, 20217 min read
Reputation Gone Awry - Mark 6:14-29
One of my favorite movies is the Back to the Future series. In it, 17 year old Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) travels in a time...
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Jul 4, 20214 min read
Jesus and the Chieftain Project-Mark 6:1-13
The kid who left home and made it big came back to town. He’d gained a title since he left, and crowds followed him around like...
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Jun 29, 20215 min read
Holy Interruptions-Mark 5:21-43
Interruptions can be annoying. They can be distracting and frustrating. They can get us side-tracked and make us forget the important...
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Jun 20, 20215 min read
Where is God in my suffering? - Job 38:1-11; Mark 4:35-41
This Lent I joined a virtual spiritual retreat on the book of Job, led by one of my mentors, Mary. Mary was an American Baptist pastor in...
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Jun 14, 20215 min read
“Expect the Unexpected” - Mark 4.26-34
Every year I prepare my garden by adding compost. I have one of those composters that turns, but I am an amateur gardener at best And I...
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Jun 7, 20215 min read
Holy Communion: The Holy Reminder- Luke 22:7-27
Have you ever read the book or seen the movie “The Hunger Games?” It’s a riveting story about a dystopian society where every year a boy...
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May 30, 20214 min read
Hearing the Voice of the Lord -Psalm 29, John 3
The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor, Psalm 29 says. The Psalm often entitled, “Hymn to...
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May 24, 20216 min read
Rearranging Things-Pentecost B and Confirmation 2021
Many of you know I grew up in Central Ohio. The geography is pretty flat, and Ohio sits on the edge of tornado country. I remember as a...
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May 17, 20215 min read
The mission Continues - Luke24: 44-53
Do you remember as a teenager when your parents would leave for the weekend? I remember in high school being excited on the rare...
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May 10, 20215 min read
Love One Another - John 15:9-17
When I was a kid, probably mid elementary school age, I remember having a conversation with my mom. I think it was a Sunday afternoon...
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May 2, 20215 min read
Both Went Down Into the Water -Acts 8: 26-40
I met Lydia early in my ministry. She was a young mom who came to me, seeking baptism for her two year old son. She hadn’t been raised...
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Apr 26, 20215 min read
Little Children - 1 John 3:1-7
Little children. A peculiar image for sure. But one that the author of this letter seems to love. In chapters 2-3, it appears five times....
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Apr 18, 20215 min read
Recognizing the Resurrection - Luke 24:36-48
“If it weren’t for Covid, we never would have developed three new programs at the seminary in one year,” My colleague said. “The pandemic...
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Apr 12, 20215 min read
Too Good To Be True? John 20:19-31
When I was home for the summer after my second year of seminary, I was walking in my parent’s backyard one day and found a four-leaf...
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Apr 5, 20215 min read
Christ is Risen
Today is the day! Today is the day that changed the world forever. Today is the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead! Christians...
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Mar 28, 20211 min read
Children's Sermon: The Royal Treatment
Jesus got the royal treatment today in the gospel lesson we heard today at the beginning of the service! That means he was treated like...
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Mar 21, 20216 min read
A New Covenant: The Vision of Shalom - John 12:20-33 & Jeremiah 31:31-34
An Amish girl and her family were visiting a mall for the first time. The girl and her mother stood together, amazed by everything they...
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Mar 12, 20215 min read
Psalm 107: A Kite Dancing in a Hurricane
Verbs. They accomplish things. They move things along. They reverse things. They give life. They kill. They carry great power. In today’s...
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Mar 7, 20216 min read
A Clean Break- Exodus 20: 1-17, John 2: 13-22
Have you made a clean break with the past? I remember heading to college as a freshman. I was so ready to have a new life beyond my high...
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Feb 28, 20217 min read
Alignment with the Divine Will-Mark 8:31-38 [9:1]
In the year 203 AD, in the Roman province of Africa, in the city of Carthage, a young noblewoman named Perpetua was arrested for being a...
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