O Lord, our Rock and our Refuge in times of trouble, there is indeed a longing in our hearts for you. The brokenness of the world seems to have run its banks this week. In times of both joy and...
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Walking With Hope
Yesterday’s suffering is still real and lasting even in the face of today’s miracle.
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What Love Says and Does
But as a Christian, all of these choices are under the lordship of Jesus Christ. I have freely surrendered my words and actions and allowed them to be captive to Jesus.
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I’m a racist
This is an excerpt of a post from 2015 after the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. It is timely for two reasons. First, Dylan Roof was convicted and sentenced to death this past week for these murders. Second, there...
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Loving and Faithful
"The Return of the Prodigal" by Soichi Watanabe This post is a first person telling of two of Jesus' parables. It is in conjunction with the sermon series I am doing on the Brief Statement of Faith. The focus this...
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Except for Jesus
What do a demon-possessed pagan man, a chronically-ill outcast woman, and a young girl have in common?
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A Simple Thank-You
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said, “A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?” Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of...
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Mid Advent: Waiting
Virgin, Vie de Jesus Mafa Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home. – Luke 1:56 (CEB) This time of year, we are doing a lot of waiting, and these days until Christmas can seem...
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To Endure
From the top at Qumran (looking towards Jerusalem). On the climb up Qumran - I was amazed how these flowers persevered amidst the rocks and desert. When a great crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one...
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The Body
A little later Jesus went to a city called Nain. His disciples and a great crowd traveled with him. As he approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she...
