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The journey to our humanity
A reflection as we begin Maundy Thursday Tonight we begin the worship service that stretches over these next three days and walks us anew through the death and resurrection of Jesus. This service not only sets before us the story … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, Holy Week, Our true humanity, Spirituality
Tagged Compassion, Confession and Absolution, Easter, Easter Vigil, Good Friday, Grace, Greed, Hate, Honor, Love, Maundy Thursday, Our broken world, Our true humanity, Religion and Spirituality, Sin, Spiritual formation, The human spiritual journey, The Paschal Triduum, The Three Days, Violence
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Praying Good Friday
O thou who art the voice in the eternal silence, the light in the spreading darkness the warmth in the growing cold, the peace in the rising fear, the truth in the crowded confusion: Wounded, you heal. Broken, you restore. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Prayer
Tagged Christ Jesus, Christian Life, Death of Jesus, Easter, Good Friday, Hope, Joy, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality
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Remembering the day
I was alone on campus when the phone call came. My dad had been trying to reach me, but there was only one phone for the two corridors on my side of the floor in the freshman dorm, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Grief, Hope, The Incarnation
Tagged Cross, Easter, Erik Kenneth Bonde, Grief, Healing, Hope, Incarnation, Ken Bonde, Life, New Creation, Remembering, Sorrow
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In the light of a promise
Preached today for the memorial service of Devonne Crick. We live in the light of a promise. And the promise is not just that we get to see loved ones again. The promise is that we get to see all … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Easter, Grief
Tagged Death, Death of Jesus, Easter, Faith, Grief, Healing, Hope, Incarnation, Isaiah 35, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Life, New Creation, Resurrection
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“Christ must reign”
“He must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.” (1 Corinthians 15:25) Notice that little word ‘until’. Christ reigns now, but all his enemies are not yet under his feet. Christ reigns now, but a rebellious … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life, Christianity, Easter
Tagged Christian Faith, Easter, Faithfulness, Healing, Hope, Jesus, Justice, Life, New Creation, Resurrection, Service, Sorrow, Suffering
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Once Again
In the face of each day’s horrors we can only turn again to the promise that the world has its beginning and end in God. This is from a newsletter article for April of 2014 about the services of the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Worship
Tagged Born Again, Born Anew, Born from Above, Changing the world, Christian Faith, Christianity, Crucifixion, Death, Death of Jesus, Easter, Faith, Good Friday, Hope, Jesus washing feet, Life, Maundy Thursday, New birth, New Creation, Redemption, Religion and Spirituality, Reliving, Remembering, Remembrance, Resurrection, The Passion of Jesus, Violence, Worship
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What if there were no Good Friday?
There is no Easter without Good Friday. There is no Good Friday without Palm Sunday. There is no Sunday anytime without Easter Sunday. There is no Pentecost without the risen Christ. There is no point in celebrating Christmas; there is … Continue reading
Thinking about the children and families in Santa Barbara
There are times worship is the only thing we can do. Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Grief, Hymns
Tagged Easter, God, Grief, Hope, Prayer, Worship
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