Rise Above

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My favorite seat in the airplane is the window seat. I know…

Carrying Jesus

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I have come to the painful realization that only so much can…

Developing a Heavenly Perspective

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Have you ever wondered what God thinks of all the things happening…

Good News! Let’s Get to Work!

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Have you ever noticed that many of the best things we hope for…

The Master of “What if…”

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The words “what if” contain a powder keg of potential. All…

Don’t Give Up, Give More

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Do you have misgivings about the state of our world today? If…

God’s Upside Down Right Side Up Ways

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Her comment rocked me to my foundations. Money was tight and…

The Comfort Crisis

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Have you noticed that just about everything wrong with the world…

Fix it, Daddy!

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I can remember it like it was yesterday. As a little boy, I…

Pray. Right Then, Right There.

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At some time, we have all found ourselves in this situation.…

Ashes to Ashes, Be My Valentine

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The Bible is chock-full of irony. You know that moment when…

Not Yet

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If I were to take a guess, I would say that most of us are not…

The Rhythm of Daily Bread

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We say these words every time we pray the Lord's Prayer. “Give…

God’s Word… With Feeling

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"I know how you feel." We say this when we want to relate to…

Managing Change: Swimming Out with the Tide

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We have all done it.  You’re visiting a young family…

The Listen – Pray – Care Summer Challenge

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Have you ever felt alone?  Even for those of us who seem…

Happy Rebirthday

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How important is your birthday?  I know, that’s a complicated…

Keep Going

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“Keep going.”  I have to tell myself that every once…

Be Born in Us Today

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Advent is a season where we remember the prophecies foretelling…

Escaping the Discontentment Trap

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Discontentment is powerful. It can transform any of us into…

A Red Letter Reflection

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I don’t quite know how the tradition was started, but I like…

Where is the Sanctuary? Take a Deep Breath.

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If someone would come to our church building and ask, “Where…

A New World is Opening Up

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One of my favorite plants is the crocus.  If you don’t…

Grasping Grace

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Certain words just don’t feel right when spoken together. …

It’s Time to Show Up

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Over the better part of the last two years, we have witnessed…

Behold Your God

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When I hear the word, “behold,” I don’t think of it as…

Fire up Your Thanksgiving Engine!

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Perhaps you have experienced the same thing.  The COVID malaise…

Foundations

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The only earthquakes I’ve ever experienced were mild and uneventful. …

Waking Up

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There are moments in our lives that change everything. …

A Pandemic Parable

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Life in a pandemic is like a dense fog that comes upon you while…

A New Habit: Togetherness

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They say it takes about three weeks to make a habit.  Once…

Seeing the Way Clearly as Followers of Jesus

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Following Jesus is hard. It's easy to feel paralyzed or rudderless…

It Gets Better

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What is your outlook on life?  When you look into the…

Building Up the Kingdom, One Stimulus Check at a Time

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You can feel the pandemic pain everywhere. So many lives…

Courageous Prayer

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Do you have enough courage to pray?  That might sound strange…

A Third Way

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We live in a country divided, some would say, polarized. …

There is Hope

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They call it “COVID Fatigue.” The diagnosis looks something…

God Gives and Takes Away

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Back in February, our church did a Lent sermon series on the…

What We’re Feeling is Actually Grief

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Usually when we think of grief, we think of what happens to us…

Keeping Your Head Up In Suffering

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This Lent, my congregation will focus our Wednesdays on the topic…

Repentance: The Christian Lifestyle Choice

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It seems everywhere you look, someone is trying to influence…

Worship in Spirit and Truth – It’s Not What You Think

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A dear, wise friend once posed a critical question to me early…

The Happiness Hoax

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Happiness.  It is a fundamental American value.  Yet, our relentless…

The Day After

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For many years October 31, 2017 was greatly anticipated by my…

Embracing Gentleness

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There seems to be no relief. Our world has slipped into a persistent…

Turning on the Lights

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“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot…

Why Reconciliation is so Hard

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You can’t be human and completely avoid conflict.  Sin has…

Maybe Playing Church is a Good Thing!

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It’s a fairly common criticism that churches face.  “They’re…

The Remant Pathway

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Bewildered.  That’s how I would describe so many faithful…

Mission on the Edge

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Living on the edge?  While we like to talk about how exciting…