Jesus Gives Us Life
In many ways, life is like that. Our lives can be busy, we can have full schedules and know lots of people -- we can have successful career
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- Apr 21
- 7 min
Can You Believe It?
Today is the fourth Sunday of the Easter season; a day traditionally referred to as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” Every year on this Sunday we
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- Apr 14
- 7 min
What We Know
In the days following the resurrection, the followers of Jesus didn’t know what to think. If we try to imagine ourselves there with them,
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- Apr 7
- 8 min
He Comes with Peace
Something has happened between the resurrection and our first two readings for today. Something has happened that changes the game.
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- Mar 31
- 5 min
The Stone Was Rolled Away
They were on their way to do the gruesome duty of anointing the dead and battered body of one they had loved, and they wondered, “who will
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- Mar 29
- 4 min
When All is Said and Done
Many of you have heard me speak before about power — and how what is perceived as “power” differs depending upon what one believes. I have
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- Mar 17
- 7 min
Seeing & Believing
There were some Greeks who wanted to see Jesus. And John doesn’t tell us why. Were they believers -- were they seeking -- or merely
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- Mar 10
- 6 min
Rejoice
n 1988, the world watched as three gray whales, trapped in the ice off Point Barrow, Alaska, floated battered and bloody, gasping for breath
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- Mar 3
- 7 min
Foolishness
The Ming Dynasty of China was more than two centuries old by the end of the 1500's. While there had been a sporadic presence of Christians
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- Feb 25
- 6 min
Following Jesus
Simon Says...Follow the Leader Children’s games in which one doesn’t necessarily do what one wants, but what they are willing to let someone
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- Feb 18
- 7 min
In the Wilderness
Are you feeling a sense of Deja vu? You might be asking yourself, “didn’t we just have this lesson?” Yes, we also heard it at the Baptism
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- Feb 11
- 6 min
Focused
Let me tell you about the “gift” that I’ve received from my Dad -- the ability to tune out distractions and focus on one thing. TV, etc.
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- Feb 4
- 7 min
The Meaning of Life
Has anyone ever asked you what the meaning of life is? It’s a big question, and I suppose that there are many answers that different people
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- Jan 28
- 5 min
Authority
n the first brief section (1:21-22), Jesus and his newly called disciples enter Capernaum. On the Sabbath Jesus enters the synagogue and
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- Jan 21
- 7 min
Nets
Why do you suppose Mark tells us about the nets? Mark could have simply told us that Andrew and Simon and James and John were fishermen,
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- Jan 14
- 7 min
Finding Jesus
I found Jesus on the West Virginia toll road the other day. There he was, sticking out his arm from a tollbooth, and I didn’t even see him
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- Jan 7
- 8 min
Just the Beginning
When I was in my mid-“20’s,” I was in an interview with a pastor to determine if he and I might be a good match for each other for my
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- Dec 24, 2023
- 6 min
The Lord is With You
David was born the youngest son of Jesse in Bethlehem. David became the shepherd of his father’s sheep, while his older brothers served in
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- Dec 10, 2023
- 6 min
The Beginning of Good News
Mark begins his gospel with these words: “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ.” And then he tells us that God sent John the
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- Dec 3, 2023
- 5 min
We Have Lives of Purpose
On Friday night I returned home from a trip to northern Indiana. On Thursday, I drove from my dad’s house in Ft. Wayne, up to the rural are
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