Tag Archives: Life

To him they are alive

Posted on August 25, 2019 by dkbonde

Luke 20 38 He is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.” “To him all of them are alive.”  To him Anna still walks to school with flowers in her … Continue reading →

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A table in the dark

Posted on April 3, 2018 by dkbonde

There is something haunting, lovely and deeply true about this photograph. Taken late at night the day after Easter, when all have gone home and the building and campus are still, here stands this solemn, peaceful testimony to the promise of Easter. In the darkness of the world is a table of life. Continue reading →

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Days like this

Posted on January 15, 2018 by dkbonde

I feel like I should write something about Gloria. Today is the first anniversary of her death. It was a good death – no, not a good death, a good dying. Her family was gathered around her. She was alert … Continue reading →

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Words

Posted on July 19, 2017 by dkbonde

Words are things of power. They create and they destroy. They exalt and cast down. They comfort and kill. They start war – but they can also end them. The right words, bold courageous words, can summon us to peace. Continue reading →

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Tomorrow

Posted on May 12, 2017 by dkbonde

Tomorrow would have been my daughter’s 36th birthday. It snuck up in me, busy as I’ve been. But a look at the calendar today, and that number 13 jumped out. Is it really May already? Are we here again? What … Continue reading →

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Lamb of God

Posted on April 14, 2017 by dkbonde

A reflection on the death of Jesus, Good Friday, 2017 A liturgical chant from my childhood has been rattling through my mind the last few days: “O Christ, thou lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, … Continue reading →

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From death into life

Posted on April 8, 2017 by dkbonde

There is power in the crackle of a fire. There is drama in a single candle in the dark. Continue reading →

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Ashen crosses and Jesus’ way of prayer

Posted on March 1, 2017 by dkbonde

A Reflection on Ash Wednesday and the Lord’s Prayer The key texts for the reflection this Ash Wednesday were Isaiah 58:5-8 and Matthew 6:1-21. The Lord’s Prayer is the focus of our preaching during Lent this year. Daily verses and … Continue reading →

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An eternal kindness

Posted on February 19, 2017 by dkbonde

There is room in the heart of God for us all. Continue reading →

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Where the heavens bend

Posted on February 2, 2017 by dkbonde

It seems like we are marching again towards Good Friday, towards the death of kindness and mercy, to the triumph of naked power, to a paroxysm of the Father of Lies. And with what do we stand? Simply the promise that Christ is risen, that the darkness cannot prevail, that death itself yields to the author of life. Continue reading →

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