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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Freedom’s Just Another Word

September 17, 2017 No Comments

Nachshone was all about freedom. And as Saint Janice Joplin taught us, freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Nachshone continued.

Validation

September 16, 2017 No Comments

this week I’m going to look inside for validation of my worth, not waiting for someone else to do it for me (even if they could). As I said before, I just need God and Jesus. The rest is up to me.

Brood of Vipers: Worthy of Repentance

September 15, 2017 No Comments

Although John clearly gave them an earful, he doesn’t say “I’m not going to baptize you.”

Holy Cross Day

September 14, 2017 No Comments

Next time you hold your favorite cross or receive or give a blessing, remember Jesus dying in shame and isolation. And then think about living in a way that reflects that kind of self-emptying.

Flourishing Anyway

September 13, 2017 No Comments

Scripture truly is like living water: just as you can’t step into the same river twice, scripture also rolls through our lives and refreshes it in unexpected ways.

The Nights Can Be Long

September 12, 2017 No Comments

The nights can be long, Lord,
But so is the vastness of your love and presence.

Waiting on the Kingdom

September 11, 2017 No Comments

Like Joseph, we can also find ways to wait actively, expectantly, and boldly. We can make preparation, creating space in the world and in our own hearts for the Kingdom of God.

Saints Alive!

September 10, 2017 4 Comments

We can’t know in advance whose life will have been the kind of life that speaks of holiness, and so we can’t look out on this morning’s congregation and know who is a saint and who is a sinner.

Back. Around, and Up

September 9, 2017 No Comments

In order for me to have faith I have to have a God I can trust, a God who isn’t going to solve all my problems for me because then I won’t grow.

I’ve always been a planner and organizer (of space and time), so it is difficult for me to see any downside to planning ahead. That said, there are definite downsides to getting locked in to a vision of how life will go.