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Children of Hope and Joy
St. Michael and All Angels, September 29, 2019 This message was given on the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels when my grandchild was brought for baptism. We were worshipping at St. Peter’s Church in Manhattan. The texts for the … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Christian Life, Christianity
Tagged Allegiance, Antiochus IV, Baptism, Beastly kingdoms, Christian Life, Christianity, Daniel, Daniel 12, Faithfulness of God, Grace, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Kingdom of God, Love of neighbor, Love your enemy, Luke 10, New Creation, Psalm 103, Reign of God, Revelation 12, Son of Man, St. Michael and All Angels, The Church, The human community
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Like those who lift infants
Sunday, I just wanted to crawl back into bed. I was haunted, Saturday, by the news of the shooting in El Paso, and woke, Sunday, to the news of the shooting in Dayton. It still weighs heavily on my heart – for the victims, for their families, for the shooter’s family, for the spiritual poverty of the nation, for the brokenness of the world. If I hadn’t already made a plan to attend a neighboring church, I wouldn’t have had the resolve to find a place to worship; I would have gone back to bed. Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Hope, The Word of God, Worship
Tagged Christian Faith, Colossians 3, Dayton Shooting, El Paso Shooting, Faithfulness of God, Garlic Festival Shooting, Grace, Grief, Healing, Hope, Hosea 11, Luke 12, Mercy, Parable of the Rich Fool, Psalm 107, Religion and Spirituality, Word of God, Worship
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What I want to tell Finn
(Recently my daughter and son-in-law came for a visit bringing their baby, Finn, to meet his great-grandparents. He is the first great-grandchild. And on Sunday morning we did a “Rite of Blessing in Anticipation of Baptism.” It allowed the family … Continue reading
Sunday after Sunday
It was a long drive back from my father’s house in Colorado, but part of me wished I could have taken it slower. I am ever amazed at the majesty of the creation, and I would have loved to be able to take photographs of all that I witnessed coming across Colorado, Utah and Nevada on the old state highways. I have a few photos, taken at rest stops and occasional halts along the way, but mostly they are fading memories, replaced only by the knowledge that it was beautiful. Continue reading
Christ among the faithful
Christ comes into the world among God’s faithful people. It is among God’s faithful that Christ is revealed. Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Sermons
Tagged Anna, Birth of Christ, Christian Faith, Christian Life, Christianity, Compassion, Faithfulness, Faithfulness of God, Fidelity, Justice, Luke 2, Mercy, Ministry, Ministry of the Church, Religion and Spirituality, Simeon, The Incarnation, The Nativity Story, The Presentation of our Lord, Welcoming the stranger
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A Covenant of Peace
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you. –Isaiah 54.10 Continue reading
It’s not simple
I am not the kind of person who can give simple answers. I have heard them. I have heard people say them to one another. I have heard them say them to me. “She’s with God now.” And this is true. This is profoundly true. It is the heart of what we come together to do on this day – to symbolically entrust Kerstin into the arms of God. But it is not simple. Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Grief, Hope, The Word of God
Tagged Bible, Christian Faith, Compassion, Death, Faithfulness of God, funeral, God's Love, Grief, Incarnation, Jesus, Life, Promise, Sorrow, The Church, Worship
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Not for children
We tend to think of the Bible as a holy book filled with stories of holy people. It is not. This book is pretty disturbing. Continue reading
Is not my word like fire?
The preacher last Sunday talked about Jesus as the bread of life – though he didn’t entirely explain what he meant by Jesus as the bread of life. He went from talking about signs to talking about bread to talking … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Preaching, The Word of God, Worship
Tagged Call of God, Discipleship, Faithfulness of God, Grace, New birth, New Creation, Preaching, Presence of God, Tradition, Word of God, Worship
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