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Kitchen vision
During Mika’s confirmation last weekend, I was grateful to reconnect with folks from her past and present, and hopefully future. At Mika’s confirmation party on the Saturday, we had just over thirty people in our house. It was raining, so … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Meditation, Theological Reflection
Tagged behaviour, bible, Book of Revelation, challenge, change, cheap grace, Christianity, community, confirmation, cost of discipleship, Cross, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, differences, discipleship, diversity, division, divisions, Easter, fear, following Jesus, food, gift, good news, Gospel, grace, growth, inclusion, inclusivity, introverts, kitchen, Laurence Freeman, New Testament, party, peace, persecution, prayer, preaching, privilege, sermon, table, theology of the cross, universal, vision, witness, words
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Here we (and God) go again
The horrible evil unleashed in Christchurch, New Zealand, this past weekend exposes so much that is wrong in our world. And in our relationship with those who are different from us. And in our relationship with God. When worshippers are … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged bible, bible study, Christ Church, Christianity, church, covenant, Cross, faith, freedom, God, God is love, God's grace, God's love, God's promise, God-image, good news, Gospel, grace, Herod Antipas, history, hope, house of prayer, image of God, interfaith, Islam, Jesus Christ, Joseph of Arimathea, lament, Lent, Lutheran, mosque shooting, New Testament, New Zealand, Nicodemus, Pharisees, politics, power struggle, prayer, prophets, unconditional love, unending love, universal love, violence
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You can tell a pilgrim …
Before I took my first steps on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage a couple of years ago, I first had to choose my shell—the symbol for St James the Apostle. Along the roadways and paths of the 800-kilometre trek across … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged acts of charity, Ash Wednesday, bible, Camino de Santiago, church, Cross, discipleship, faith, fasting, forty days, God, Gospel, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, journey, Lent, love, New Testament, pilgrimage, prayer, preaching, scripture, season of Lent, sermon, sermon on the mount, spiritual discipline, spiritual journey, story
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The change within
When seventeen-year-old Hannah said she was drug free, her parents were skeptical. Having participated in a rehab program and given all the support she could expect from friends and family, Hannah was able to declare that she was finding success … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Meditation, Theological Reflection
Tagged addiction, belief, bible, change, Christ, Christianity, contemplation, conversion, Cross, Cross of Christ, Damascus, death and resurrection, disciples, doctrine, drugs, dynamic, Elijah, God, goodness, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, Hebrew Scriptures, history, holy exchange, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, inclusive, interiority, internal, Jesus, Jesus Christ, joke, journey, love, Lutheran, Martin Luther, meditation, Moses, Mount of Transfiguration, New Testament, Old Testament, opioid, Paul, prayer, relationship, relationship with God, renewal, Spirit, story, synoptic gospels, the Christ, theology of the cross, tradition, Transfiguration of our Lord, transformation
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funeral sermon in Advent: Faith in the Night
From the Gospel of John, the first chapter (v.5.9): “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it … The true light, which enlightens everyone, is coming into the world.” These days, we walk in darkness. … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged Advent, bible, bird, blue Christmas, Christians, Christmas, Cross, dark, death, December 6, freedom, funeral, funeral sermon, grace, grief, Hebrew Scriptures, hope, Jesus, life, light, Light of the world, loss, love, On Eagle's Wings, prayer, resurrection, Saint Nicolas, Saint Nicolas Day, sermon, theology of the cross, unconditional love, wings, Winter, winter solstice
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Impossible Questions: a sermon for Thanksgiving and Confirmation
In observing Jesus’ teaching style in this text (Matthew 6:24-34), indeed throughout the gospels, notice all the questions he asks. Normally, you would think the student is the only one who asks questions of the teacher, not the other way … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Theological Reflection
Tagged affirmation of baptism, bible, church, confirmation, creed, Ecclesiastes, faithfulness, Gospel of Matthew, gospels, grace, Hebrew Scriptures, imperfection, Jesus, Job, journey, knowing, learning, New Testament, not-knowing, pilgrimage, prayer, preaching, Proverbs, questions, Rabbi, rhetorical questions, sermon, sermon on the mount, Teacher, teaching, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Sunday
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