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Prayer as Listening – Advent sermon series 2

Posted on December 7, 2019 by raspberryman

Last week we met the hermit crab who needs to find a larger shell to grow into. We considered prayer as personal growth. That when we come to various crossroads on the journey of life and faith, we can either … Continue reading →

Posted in Theological Reflection | Tagged acceptance, Advent, bible, Christianity, community, Epistle, equality, God, good news, Gospel, hermit crab, humanity, incarnation, interfaith dialogue, Jesus, listening, multifaith, New Testament, prayer, preaching, receptive listening, relationship, religious community, restorative justice, Romans, Saint Paul, sermon, sermon series, social justice | 1 Comment

“¡Presente!”

Posted on October 31, 2019 by raspberryman

Each of the four blessings is matched with a corresponding ‘woe’[1] First, Jesus says that blessed are they who are poor, who are hungry, who weep now and whom people hate. But, unlike Matthew’s version of the beatitudes[2], Luke doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Theological Reflection | Tagged All Saints, All Saints Sunday, belief, bible, blessed, Christianity, church, faith, God, good news, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, growth, happy, hope, Jesus, journey, kenosis, letting go, liturgy, maturity, New Testament, preaching, presence, Presente!, release, reversal, ritual, self-sufficiency, sermon, Sermon in the Plain, sermon on the mount, spiritual growth, spiritual maturity, the way, theology of the cross, transformation, values, Worship | 1 Comment

The God who forgets

Posted on October 24, 2019 by raspberryman

The prophet Jeremiah describes a remarkable characteristic of God. He says God will “remember no more”[1]Israel’s sins. In other words, God forgets things. Now, I’m not sure we are accustomed to perceiving God in this way. In fact, I would … Continue reading →

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Give God a chance

Posted on October 18, 2019 by raspberryman

A year ago last summer we bought a potted Hibiscus plant already in full, glorious bloom. The local nursery encouraged us to plant it right away and let it take root in our garden. When winter came, we snipped the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Meditation, photos, Theological Reflection | Tagged baptism, bible, Christianity, culture, faith, gardening, God, grace, growth, hibiscus, hope, infant baptism, Jesus, long term, Lutheran, parable, patience, persistence, photo, plants, pray always, prayer, praying, preaching, promise, sermon, story, surprise, trust, unconditional love, waiting, Worship | Leave a comment

Thanks-doing

Posted on October 11, 2019 by raspberryman

I knew—we all knew—we had to do it. We had to go, single-file, through the turn-style and meet, individually, with the control officer. The ticket attendant would then scan the barcode on our paper copy or our smartphone before letting … Continue reading →

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Faith alone not our faith alone

Posted on October 4, 2019 by raspberryman

“Increase our faith,” we pray. Isn’t that what we want? More faith to get us through the tough times. More faith to make us better people. More faith to tolerate things in life that set us off course. More faith … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Meditation, Theological Reflection | Tagged bible, Christianity, counter-culture, faith, gift, Giver, God, grace, Great is thy faithfulness, hymn, Jesus, kenosis, letting go, Lutheran, New Testament, patience, praise, prayer, preaching, prosperity gospel, relationship, sermon, story, theology, trust, waiting | 1 Comment

The angel

Posted on September 27, 2019 by raspberryman

I know an angel. She’s the deli counter server who smiles when taking my order. He’s the fourteen-year-old who dreams of winning $10 million to give to Parkinson’s research because his grandpa suffers from the disease. They’re in the bus … Continue reading →

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