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Walking Differently
I’m not going to lie; it was a little weird last Wednesday when about 25 of us gathered together to go sing Christmas Carols...
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God’s Translation and Ours
 Translation can be a tricky business, and if those who are translating are not fluent in both languages the results can be humorous. Here...
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Not a Children’s Story
This is not a children’s story, though it is the story of a child, encountering and mastering every hard reality of our lives and of our world.
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God’s Hand
We’re going to look at Psalm 148 this morning. There are 150 Psalms in the Bible, so we’re near the end. Â
The last few...
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God’s Kingdom
Over the last week, I’ve heard people say in grocery stores or coffeeshops or online, “Wait, what day is it, again?” This is the...
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Jesus Is the Message
Peace and welcome, friends. If I didn’t have a chance to greet you earlier this week during any of the services between Sundays, then...
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Not a Children’s Story
In the name of the One who is Emmanuel, God with us, the child whose birth we remember so richly this night, who sits...
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The Word within the World and for the World
Still is the unspoken word the Word unheard,
The Word without a word, the Word within
The world and for the world.
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Christmas and Easter
A very Merry Christmas to all of you on this blessed and holy night, as our hearts are once again gladdened by the remembrance...
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God Himself Has Arrived
A very Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope everyone took a copy of the little booklet containing the great O Antiphons, short prayers which...
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The Baby Who Conquered Caesar
From the Gospel according to Luke: “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that...
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Longing in Advent
I begin this morning with a confession. I confess that I find it very difficult to observe the season of Advent. Here in church,...
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Dig Deeper
It was in the middle of the night just this time of year when I was in a carful of friends driving across the...
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The Gospel Within
I’m preaching today on a piece of poetry—some of you might want to add, “Not just poetry; it’s a song, a canticle.” Those of...
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