When Jesus met with the disciples on the night before he died, they also gathered around a table wearing the burden of discipleship. Just as Jesus shared our humanity with us, he also shared the burden of discipleship. On that...
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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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Walking With Hope
Yesterday’s suffering is still real and lasting even in the face of today’s miracle.
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Bread of Heaven :: Lenten Communion Liturgy
This Lenten communion liturgy is based on John 6. Just like the crowds, we want God’s love, the abundance of bread, healing from sickness, the peace of Christ. What we don’t necessarily want are the awkward and hard teachings that...
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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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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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Spirit of Truth: Called
We reject God’s reconciliation through Christ when we cling to our divisions more than we cling to Jesus.
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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...
