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What brings you delight?
The story is told of three-year-old Morgan and her mother Sarah driving in the car one day. Morgan is a little butterfly of a girl. She loves to talk—she chatters constantly—especially when she’s in her car seat. She’s always telling … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, bible, children, Christianity, dance, dancing, delight, divine feminine, doctrine of Holy Trinity, Eastern Orthodox, God, good news, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, image, imagination, Jesus, joy, Lutheran, New Testament, Old Testament, perichoresis, play, playfulness, praise, preaching, rejoice, sermon, story, triune God, vision, wisdom, Worship
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Life and love? Not just here
Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has arisen! Where is Jesus now? Around 13 million visitors a year flock to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. And that number has been growing … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Christmas, creation, Easter, France, geography, God, history, Holy Spirit, hope, incarnation, Jesus, Jesus is alive, life, love, new life, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, preaching, proclamation, promise, resurrection, Resurrection of our Lord, sermon, Spirit, tomb
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The loved migrant: a ‘washing feet’ analogy
The disciples need to have their feet washed. It was not only customary in ancient times to wash the feet of guests into your home, but necessary. Calloused and muddy feet were the norm in an age of open-toed sandals … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Canada, Christianity, church, community, confessions, conflict, creeds, debate, denominations, disciples, doctrine, Eastern Canada Synod, Eastern Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, faith, God, Gospel, Gospel of John, help, history, Holy Week, hospitality, immigration, interpersonal relations, Jerusalem, Jesus disciples, Leadership, love, loving action, Lutheran, Martin Luther University College, Maundy Thursday, migration, Missouri Synod, New Testament, Passover Festival, personal, pilgrims, praxis, preaching, relationships, ritual, sermon, servant leadership, serving, statements of faith, tradition, washing feet, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
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Super-hero busted
With Marvel and DC the biggest box office attractions in recent years, the popular culture exposes our desires and fantasies. These super-heroes are really just projections of our own wants and longings. We put ourselves in these roles, vicariously living … Continue reading
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Tagged Being Mortal, bible, confession, Cross, culture, denial, disciple of Jesus, discipleship, forgiveness, generosity, giving, God, Gospel, hero, heroism, Holy Week, Isaiah, Jesus, Lent, letting go, love, male spirituality, Marvel, Mary, matter, medicine, mercy, New Testament, Passion narrative, Passion of Christ, Peter, preaching, prophet, psychology, release, sermon, sin, spiritual growth, spirituality, story, suffering servant, Worship
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