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Trinity Sunday: The Promise of Divine Life
So, we’ve been marking time by acknowledging the redeeming birth, life, passion, death, and resurrection of Christ our Savior, and the gift of the Holy Spirit who, living in the believer, continues the work of Christ across space and time on down through the generations. What do we do now?
Sometimes when I get to this point of the church year calendar, I feel a little let down. All the fuss has cooled a bit, and now we have months and months of ‘ordinary time.’ Yawn. Right? So wrong!
So, we’ve been marking time by acknowledging the redeeming birth, life, passion, death, and resurrection of Christ our Savior, and the gift of the Holy Spirit who, living in the believer, continues the work of Christ across space and time on down through the generations. What do we do now? Sometimes when I get to this point of the church year calendar, I feel a little let down. All the ...Continue Reading
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In God's Kitchen: Easter Sunday
I have a new-found obsession with egg whites. I set about making these insanely yummy chocolate soufflé muffin cupcake things for Easter brunch, headed for my kitchen, and met my match. I had never separated eggs before, and the chocolatey awesomeness called for egg whites, separated out, and whipped up. There the whites sat, runny and pale and kinda gross, in the bottom of my mixing bowl. Not sure what would happen, I turned on my mixer and waded in.I have a new-found obsession with egg whites. I set about making these insanely yummy chocolate soufflé muffin cupcake things for Easter brunch, headed for my kitchen, and met my match. I had never separated eggs before, and the chocolatey awesomeness called for egg whites, separated out, and whipped up. There the whites sat, runny and pale and kinda gross, in the bottom of my mixing ...Continue Reading
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Return to the Father’s House—Coming Home
On our Lenten journey this year, we’ve explored in various ways what it looks like for the follower of God to come home to him. And now near the end of Lent, readying us for Holy Week, we learn what it looks like to live in that house—rejoicing in our position as adopted children of God, never the owners of his house.On our Lenten journey this year, we’ve explored in various ways what it looks like for the follower of God to come home to him. And now near the end of Lent, readying us for Holy Week, we learn what it looks like to live in that house—rejoicing in our position as adopted children of God, never the owners of his ...Continue Reading
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Advent Reflections – Mary’s Story
As we prepare to walk down this final road leading to the manger, this last week of Advent no doubt looks different for each of us: some of us have runny noses to wipe and brains to wrack for dinner ideas; others have recalcitrant spreadsheets to wrestle into submission before shutting down the computer for a few days off. Some of us have heavy packs of sorrows and challenges that we have carried into the season while others have hearts full of laughter and lightness. As we prepare to walk down this final road leading to the manger, this last week of Advent no doubt looks different for each of us: some of us have runny noses to wipe and brains to wrack for dinner ideas; others have recalcitrant spreadsheets to wrestle into submission before shutting down the computer for a few days off. Some of us have heavy packs of sorrows and challenges that we have ...Continue Reading
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Proverbs Devotional Day 10
It’s next to impossible to read the collection of proverbs for today’s topic and remain unmoved. The collage of images drives home the immense power of anger: a dam breaks and waters of contention burst forth, wreaking havoc. Anger snaps like a snare, trapping and maiming those who let it rule them. Or anger is like a fire, changing people from the image of God into mere kindling. Angry folks destroy their own neighborhood in the heat of their all-consuming fury.It’s next to impossible to read the collection of proverbs for today’s topic and remain unmoved. The collage of images drives home the immense power of anger: a dam breaks and waters of contention burst forth, wreaking havoc. Anger snaps like a snare, trapping and maiming those who let it rule them. Or anger is like a fire, changing people from the image of ...Continue Reading
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