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Hello-Goodbye sermon series - May 2, 2021
Now, let’s turn to our scripture for the day. Ahh, the Israelites. Man, I love these folks. The Israelites in the desert are real people. They fuss. They complain. They forget easily and they are awfully nearsighted. Those people are real people. None of this glorified sainthood stuff--just everyday people, loved by God, trying to be faithful, often distracted and moving of course...they’re like a breath of fresh air. They’re not shiny and perfect, they’re real, and sometimes a little whiny--which sure feels relatable to
Hello-Goodbye sermon series - April 25, 2021
Genesis 12:1-10We often associate Abraham as the first one who was really faithful to God, but as I studied today’s passage and went further back in Genesis I saw (because I don’t remember making the connection before) that Abraham descended from Noah. (Somehow Noah was just in a black hole of genealogy in my mind). Anyway, Noah was the first who was really faithful to God and his story likely would have been told through the generations and could have been a touchstone for his great-great-grandson, Abram, when God called him.
According to our passage, God called Abram and Sarai and told them to go, leave their people, their land, and the home of their parents, and that God would show them a place. I don’t know about you, but for me, that seems like a lot to give up without much clarity about what’s to
Worship Script - April 18, 2021
In a variety of ways, I’ve struggled with what to share in our service today. I didn’t want to preach on a text in a way that felt like appropriation and I didn’t want to feel like I was talking at you about Judaism.
So I’m going to do my best to share some of what I have learned about Judaism that has been helpful to me, recognizing that I’m a life-long Christian, trained at a Christian seminary, who works in a Christian Church. I am not offering a Jewish perspective, but hopefully, instead, a
Worship Script - April 11, 2021
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Easter Sunday - April 4, 2021
John 20:2-18Last week, I mentioned that John had sort of a sparse account of the Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem. Well, that’s not been true of the rest of the Holy Week accounts. Indeed, he has the most detailed stories from the last supper in the Upper Room and then this magnificent account of the morning of the third day. We’re just reading John today. I know many of us to have bits and pieces from the other gospels in our memories too, but today, we’re just listening to John.
I’ve heard and studied these stories countless times. I sort of take the particulars for granted, but this week, I slowed down to hear John’s version—just John’s and it struck me from the very beginning. “While it was still dark, Mary Magdalene, went to the tomb.” That’s all it says—
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