Trying to explain the kingdom
Proper 11
I feel really bad for Jesus sometimes. He spent so much energy delivering clever, practical, wonderful illustrations in order to describe the kingdom of heaven. Somehow, somewhere along the way, a huge amount of the population decided to settle ...
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Our Leaky Hearts
In church yesterday, we sang one of my favorite hymns, "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing." I particularly love the final lines of the final verse:Prone to wander, Lord I feel it.Prone to leave the God I love ...
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Tricksters
Proper 10
What do you do if you don't hold the power in a given situation. If you're on the receiving end of oppression, bullying, or anything in between, how do you respond in a way that is neither passive nor ...
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Independence Day Through a Gospel Lens
© 2012 ·tlc∙, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioIndependence Day can be a tricky holiday for some of us. It is for me. As a Christian, my highest allegiance is to God revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God loves—even ...
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The Danger of Mission Trips
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By The Rev'd Curtis Farr
As we washed cars for the umpteenth time to raise money for our mission trip/pilgrimage to the Dominican Republic, a man pulled up ...
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Never Enough
I am out of the country, so I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight another preacher's work on Sunday's readings. The following is an introduction to the Rev. Canon Chuck Robertson's sermon, "Never Enough."
Recent years have witnessed ...
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Kids Grow Up, and We Let Them
Our priests have made it safely to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, with about 15 of our teenagers—including mine.I drove Leah to the church on Saturday morning, and waved as two vans full of kids and luggage pulled o ...
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Hinene
Proper 7
In Hebrew Scripture classes in seminary, we would occasionally take attendance responding with the Hebrew word for “here,” “הִנֵּֽנִי׃” or “hinene.”
“Hinene” doesn’t exactly mean “here” in the same, casual way that we often use it. “Hinene” implies that not only am I physically present, b ...
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A God Who Wants to Be Noticed
I used to dread summer.Perhaps this is because I often had surgeries scheduled for the summertime, when I wouldn't have to miss school. I know it's because one of the more baffling traits associated with my bone disorder is ...
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Not Peace, but a Sword
Proper 7I’m going to use the summer months to pose questions and more brief reflections connecting to the lectionary. The immediate reason for this is that I have a lot on my plate with a wedding to drive to i ...
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