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Reputation Gone Awry - Mark 6:14-29
One of my favorite movies is the Back to the Future series. In it, 17 year old Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) travels in a time...
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- Jul 4, 2021
- 4 min
Jesus and the Chieftain Project-Mark 6:1-13
The kid who left home and made it big came back to town. He’d gained a title since he left, and crowds followed him around like...
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- Jun 29, 2021
- 5 min
Holy Interruptions-Mark 5:21-43
Interruptions can be annoying. They can be distracting and frustrating. They can get us side-tracked and make us forget the important...
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- Jun 20, 2021
- 5 min
Where is God in my suffering? - Job 38:1-11; Mark 4:35-41
This Lent I joined a virtual spiritual retreat on the book of Job, led by one of my mentors, Mary. Mary was an American Baptist pastor in...
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 5 min
“Expect the Unexpected” - Mark 4.26-34
Every year I prepare my garden by adding compost. I have one of those composters that turns, but I am an amateur gardener at best And I...
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- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
Holy Communion: The Holy Reminder- Luke 22:7-27
Have you ever read the book or seen the movie “The Hunger Games?” It’s a riveting story about a dystopian society where every year a boy...
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- May 30, 2021
- 4 min
Hearing the Voice of the Lord -Psalm 29, John 3
The voice of the Lord is a powerful voice the voice of the Lord is a voice of splendor, Psalm 29 says. The Psalm often entitled, “Hymn to...
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- May 24, 2021
- 6 min
Rearranging Things-Pentecost B and Confirmation 2021
Many of you know I grew up in Central Ohio. The geography is pretty flat, and Ohio sits on the edge of tornado country. I remember as a...
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- May 17, 2021
- 5 min
The mission Continues - Luke24: 44-53
Do you remember as a teenager when your parents would leave for the weekend? I remember in high school being excited on the rare...
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- May 10, 2021
- 5 min
Love One Another - John 15:9-17
When I was a kid, probably mid elementary school age, I remember having a conversation with my mom. I think it was a Sunday afternoon...
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- May 2, 2021
- 5 min
Both Went Down Into the Water -Acts 8: 26-40
I met Lydia early in my ministry. She was a young mom who came to me, seeking baptism for her two year old son. She hadn’t been raised...
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- Apr 26, 2021
- 5 min
Little Children - 1 John 3:1-7
Little children. A peculiar image for sure. But one that the author of this letter seems to love. In chapters 2-3, it appears five times....
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- Apr 18, 2021
- 5 min
Recognizing the Resurrection - Luke 24:36-48
“If it weren’t for Covid, we never would have developed three new programs at the seminary in one year,” My colleague said. “The pandemic...
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- Apr 12, 2021
- 5 min
Too Good To Be True? John 20:19-31
When I was home for the summer after my second year of seminary, I was walking in my parent’s backyard one day and found a four-leaf...
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- Apr 5, 2021
- 5 min
Christ is Risen
Today is the day! Today is the day that changed the world forever. Today is the day Jesus Christ rose from the dead! Christians...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 1 min
Children's Sermon: The Royal Treatment
Jesus got the royal treatment today in the gospel lesson we heard today at the beginning of the service! That means he was treated like...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 6 min
A New Covenant: The Vision of Shalom - John 12:20-33 & Jeremiah 31:31-34
An Amish girl and her family were visiting a mall for the first time. The girl and her mother stood together, amazed by everything they...
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- Mar 12, 2021
- 5 min
Psalm 107: A Kite Dancing in a Hurricane
Verbs. They accomplish things. They move things along. They reverse things. They give life. They kill. They carry great power. In today’s...
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- Mar 7, 2021
- 6 min
A Clean Break- Exodus 20: 1-17, John 2: 13-22
Have you made a clean break with the past? I remember heading to college as a freshman. I was so ready to have a new life beyond my high...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 7 min
Alignment with the Divine Will-Mark 8:31-38 [9:1]
In the year 203 AD, in the Roman province of Africa, in the city of Carthage, a young noblewoman named Perpetua was arrested for being a...
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