I am Julie and this is my journal of life- a place to find sermons, life events, theological discussion, and reflection on life in general.
It was begun and continues to be a place to record all of this for me, and if you find you can relate, you are invited in.
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He Slimed Me… how unwanted sexual advances make me feel
Read more: He Slimed Me… how unwanted sexual advances make me feelMany of you have figured out by now that there is a level of expectation when I listen to folks. They expect they are safe to tell me anything. Which is generally true, but has limits both morally and legally. So, imagine my surprise and disgust when this was used against me to allow a…
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Through the Kaleidoscope- a Lens for Seeing God (book review)
Read more: Through the Kaleidoscope- a Lens for Seeing God (book review)What a relief. I wasn’t sure what to expect of this book by Elizabeth Jeffries. I am weary of folks who separate humanity into binaries and was afraid this might be just that- one more separation. Instead, as I read “Through the Kaleidoscope,” I found a refreshing and honest perspective on why we don’t need…
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The hate that wasn’t there- A Pentecost Season Sermon
Read more: The hate that wasn’t there- A Pentecost Season SermonPentecost 13C ~ Sept 8, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church ~ Riverside, CA Luke 14:25-33 If you ever want an example of the word of God needing translation and an argument against it as perfect, especially in English, this passage is it. Because Jesus never said…
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Dear Jesus Etiquette- A Pentecost Season Sermon
Read more: Dear Jesus Etiquette- A Pentecost Season SermonPentecost 12C ~September 1, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church; Riverside, CA Luke 14:1,7-14; Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8;15-16 Reading a blog recently, a mother described dinner at her house: “We have a pig. smack dab in the center of our dinner table. I wanted a meal where my…
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Stand UP! Pentecost 11C- August 25, 2019
Read more: Stand UP! Pentecost 11C- August 25, 2019A sermon for the people of Hope Lutheran Church in Riverside, CA. So, here is your greek for the week- if you read the gospel, the woman stood up and began praising God. The word for praise is doxazo- which more often means to think of, to suppose or consider, but in this context means to…
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Not My Jesus, Not for The Faint Hearted
Read more: Not My Jesus, Not for The Faint HeartedAuthor Bob Fabey gets real, real quick in his book, Not My Jesus. Calling out the nature of Christians to make Jesus over into a caricature for their own comfort, at times it feels he reaches a bit too far, (calling Jesus a pig/dog hater-and dismissive of burial rights) but he is making a point…
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