Category: Christianity
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The Ones who leave you like Atreyu
It happens to all of us. We get star struck. We see someone and we feel like we are approaching The Oracle in The NeverEnding Story. Suddenly, we are little Atreyu. We know that our truth will be seen and if we try to cover it with bravado or airs,…
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The Whole Thing- The Bible in Lent Week One (Genesis 1-Leviticus 15)
Whew! I made it! All of the generations and the beginnings of law all piled together is one of the most daunting parts of the Bible for many folks and I am not exempt. What I found was a new appreciation for law and generations by choosing not to dig…
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The Whole Thing- A Lenten Journey of entire Bible in one Lenten Bite (why and how)
So recently in an interview with several Bishops and their staff I was asked, “What is one thing we didn’t learn that we should know?” I answered as honestly as I could. “I have never read the whole Bible straight through.” For years I have spent time in the Bible- lots…
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Who is giving this sermon anyway???
It happens to every pastor. The sermon we feel was a bomb. We labor over it, rehash it, reform it, slash sections, add others, practice and still, when we get up there to share these thoughts and insights on The Word, we walk away and believe we have bombed it.…
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What I learned about message bias from the Press Corps and Trump
It is scary, because it puts our assumptions into question.
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You are enough
Sermon for Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Croton on Hudson, NY June 12, 2016 Luke 7:36-50 May I begin with a confession? You are my people, you have laughed and cried with me. You sat vigil with me as I worried over the safety and welfare of my children when…
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The Dirty Birth
It all seems perfect tonight doesn’t it? The sanctuary is softly lit with candles, draped in lovely fabric and the music is familiar, full of joy and hope. If things went well, at home the presents are all wrapped and the children have new pajamas to wear as they open…
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What Is It About Light
A message for the December 13, 2015 Interfaith Jazz Vespers of Mt Olive Lutheran Church, Santa Monica, CA. What is it about Light? From the first flickers of fire, and the dim dusk and dawn, humans have been drawn to light. I don’t just mean teen boys and their pyro…
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Beautiful Glass and Joy
The glass can cut you. It can let you see the world clearly. It can hold life giving water. It can keep out the storms. It can be half full or empty. We look right through it- but how often do you see the glass? I just watched a video clip…
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Grief is not emptiness- Sermon from August 14, 2014
The parable of feeding the 5,000 in Matthew 14: 13-21 is not only about vast numbers- which is a miracle. Or that he healed them, which is a miracle. Or the food that multiplied, which is also a miracle. This parable is also about the way we are healed and the promise…
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