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“¡Presente!”
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
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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
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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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Love got down and dirty
I am not a pet person. In the sense that we don’t own a pet and we don’t have any animals currently living in our home. However, we do enjoy visiting with the pets of others. And, if we did … Continue reading
Posted in Theological Reflection
Tagged Ash Wednesday, ashes to ashes dust to dust, baptism, Camino de Santiago, change, church, church calendar, creation, Diana Butler Bass, dirt, dirty, disciplines, dogs, earth, Easter, evangelical, forgiveness, forty days, garden, gardening, God, history, incarnation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, journey, Lent, Lenten season, liturgical season, liturgy, love, new life, piligrimage, repentance, resurrection, ritual, sacrament, season, soil, Spain, stardust, symbol, Terrier, theology, tradition, transformation
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Traveling stones: a pilgrimage lesson in letting go
In the sixth century Saint Benedict said, “A monk should have death always before his eyes.”[1] ‘Death’ doesn’t need to refer only to our physical demise at the end of life but to any loss experienced in life. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Meditation, photos, Theological Reflection
Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Benedict, bible, Cabo da Roca, Camino de Santiago, Camino del Norte, Cape Disappointment, church, coast, Corinthians, Dead Man's Cove, death, discipleship, failure, faith, Fisterra, following Jesus, glory, God's reign, grace, hiking, hope, Isaiah, journey, learning, lectionary, letting go, life, Lisbon, Long Beach Peninsula, Lord's Prayer, Lutheran, maturity, Muxia, New Testament, Old Testament, Pacific Ocean, Paul, peace, pilgrimage, Portugal, prayer, preaching, Richard Rohr, ritual, sermon, Spain, spiritual growth, spirituality, stones, teaching, trust, walking, Washington, water, west, wisdom, Worship
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Stick-to-it-ness of love
Terrorist bombs going off in Brussels during Holy Week should get our attention. Not only and primarily because of the sudden horror and tragic, senseless loss of life. But also because Christians this week, the world over, are reflecting and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Meditation, Leadership, Theological Reflection
Tagged Brussels, Camino de Santiago, Christianity, communal, community, Cross, death, faith, Holy Communion, Holy Week, Jesus, Laurence Freeman, life after life, love, Martin Sheen, Maundy Thursday, meal, Ottawa Senators, persistence, practice, prayer, relationships, religion, ritual, sacrament, spiritual growth, terrorism, the way, Worship
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Not a passive remembrance
I catch myself whenever I pin my poppy on my lapel wondering: How is it that I am living out this symbol of remembrance? In my own life, and in the community of faith, how are we demonstrating the values … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, change, Christian, Cross, giving, God, Gospel, Gospel of Mark, grace, homeless, Jerusalem, Jesus, Martin Luther, mission, money, November 11, Ottawa, Passion of Jesus, poppy, religion, Remembrance Day, ritual, sacrifice, sermon, service, social gospel, spiritual growth, stewardship, temple, veterans, Worship
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The healing power of memory
In suffering the pain of grief, memory can be a healing salve. Not only remembering stories of loved ones lost and recalling them at family gatherings. But when it comes to observing traditions and special occasions, such as Christmas or Easter. … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Christian, Christmas, communal, community, Congregations, Easter, Eucharist, future of church, future of the church, Gospel, grief, healing, history, holiday, Holy Communion, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lent, Liturgical, memory, past, Pastoral Care, remember, remembering, ritual, sacrament, sermon, spiritual growth, tradition, unity, Worship
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