Monthly Archives: February 2015

Sermon: “Rainbow Connection” (Lent 1, 2/22/15)

God said to Noah, There’s gonna be a floody, floody…  the animals going into the ark by twosies, twosies and coming out by threesies, threesies… The rainbow in the sky.  God’s promise never to destroy the earth again.  It’s a … Continue reading

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Sermon: “Taking Up the Mantle” (Transfiguration: 2/15/15)

Tuesday night, I attended a panel discussion at the Carter Center: “Combating Violence and Discrimination against Women and Girls and Promoting Peace.” Four people made up the panel, three women—a medical doctor from Libya, an attorney from Nigeria, and an … Continue reading

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Loving Every Living Thing

I don’t get ISIS. At all. I can’t comprehend such disregard for the dignity of human life. I can’t imagine the devastating impact on the victims of the atrocities ISIS is committing. I don’t want to live in a world … Continue reading

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Sermon: “The Whole City Was around the Door…” (Epiphany 5, B) 2/8/14

Previously on “As the Gospel Turns,” Jesus was baptized by John, battled his demons in the wilderness, called some disciples, went to the synagogue to teach, and, while there, healed a demon-possessed man.  Not a bad showing for a newly-minted … Continue reading

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Sermon: “Authoritative Healing” (Mark 1:21-28) 2/1/15

Last week, refreshed from 40 days of battling his demons in the wilderness, Jesus clarifies his mission and decides to get some help fulfilling it.  But without Monster.com, how was he going to find those helpers? I imagine Jesus walking … Continue reading

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