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I don’t know about you, but personally I find it easy to slip into cynicism and anger at the state of the world. There’s just so much anger and division.…
What Now? Week 4: Trust
Maybe it’s because we recently marked the 25th anniversary of the shootings at Columbine, but for whatever reason I found myself thinking this week about an article I saw a…
What Now? Week 3: Set Apart
When Jesus was crucified, the Apostles almost immediately went into hiding. It’s not hard to see why – they figured, with good reason, they were probably next to be arrested…
What Now? Week 2: Expanding the Circle
So today is the second Sunday of this sermon series I’m calling “What Now?”, taking a look at how the early church community responded to meeting the resurrected Christ. They…
What Now? Week 1: Knowing the Gift
It probably won’t shock you to hear that Christmas and Easter are the busiest times of year for church staff. Of course, Christmas is busy for everybody. It feels like…
Guarding the Tomb
Do you ever wonder about the soldiers guarding the tomb? I mean, if anyone was ever a minor character in a Bible story, it’s those guys. They only show up…
Inheritance, Week 6: Silence
Today is Palm Sunday, which is both the final Sunday in the season of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. On Palm Sunday we recall Jesus making a dramatic…
Inheritance, Week 5: Study
Today is the fifth Sunday in the season of Lent, this traditional period of spiritual preparation for Easter. Lent is normally thought of as a time of self-denial. People talk…
Inheritance, Week 4: Service
This weekend is the fourth Sunday of the season of Lent, this six week period during which Christians all over the world do a kind of spiritual spring cleaning to…
Inheritance, Week 3: Fasting
So as I said at the beginning of worship, today is the third Sunday in the six-week season of Lent. Lent is traditionally thought of as a time devoted to…