“Why do you look for the living among the dead?” – Luke 24:5 (NRSV) When my Grandma died in 2016, I drove to Iowa for the funeral with my Dad. I knew there would be family visitation around the open...
Tag: Life
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Passing By
As we were talking about this, I realized I had lived this parable on my way to discuss the parable.
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Happy? Ash Wednesday
John reminds us that despite the suffering to come – and a very real death – Jesus continued to love.
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Life in the Labyrinth
Artist: Bob Helf Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105, NRSV) A labyrinth isn’t a maze. There are no dead-ends or wrong turns. Every step we take has a purpose – and...
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Paying it Parallel
A young boy, not unlike my own in a Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem. Would I deny him medical care? Would his family deny me since I was not from their country? “I give you a new commandment: Love each...
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Fools
We will eat, drink, and be merry – convinced that nothing will ever be demanded of us. That we can stockpile all we need. That are big, full barns can make us safe. That power means more than well-being.
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Ashes and Treasure
Despite dust to dust, and ashes to ashes, the light of Jesus burns within us. Although our bodies may be wasting away, the treasure of Christ renews our soul day by day.
Liturgy
Salt and Light :: Communion Liturgy
You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. These are holy statements. And they are impossible statements. But when faced with the impossible, Jesus reminds us that in him, all things are possible.
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Holding Lightly
Why am I so happy in this tomb? All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. – Ecclesiastes 3:20 (NIV) My congregation joined together with three other congregations for a Thanksgiving...
