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In the Beginning
John 1:1-18 1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2 The Word was with God in the beginning. 3 Everything came into being through the Word, and without the… Continue reading
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He Has Looked
Luke 1:46-55 47 In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior. 48 He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant. Look! From now on, everyone will consider me highly favored 49 … Continue reading
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Of Scandal and Conspiracy
33 When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right and the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.”… Continue reading
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How Could We Sing?
Scripture: Psalm 137 (CEB) Alongside Babylon’s streams, there we sat down, crying because we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our lyres up in the trees there 3 because that’s where our captors asked us to sing; … Continue reading
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9-11 Is Not History
Please be advised that this post relates to the events of September 11, 2001, which was a hard day for many people, and to the experience of violence more generally. The words herein are offered, not in a spirit of… Continue reading
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Harmony
Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-16 Keep loving each other like family. 2 Don’t neglect to open up your homes to guests, because by doing this some have been hosts to angels without knowing it. 3 Remember prisoners as if you were in… Continue reading
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Like My Father Before Me
John1:1-14 1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.2 The Word was with God in the beginning. 3 Everything came into being through the Word, and without… Continue reading
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Don’t Cheapen This Moment
Happy Holy Week to all who celebrate! Easter is right around the corner, and Sunday is, for lack of a better term, the Super Bowl. As a pastor, it’s basically the biggest day of my year. First, though, we have… Continue reading
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Of Swarms and Crawling Things
I purchased a new personal Bible on Saturday. It’s the CSB translation, but I’m not really a translation purist, especially for my own devotional time. What I really liked was that it had spaces on the sides for me to… Continue reading
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Independence Day
Independence Day The Life of Faith and the Death of 90s America Revelation 21:1-6 (NRSVUE) 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea… Continue reading
Gladness and Hunger 