Family ties
January 12, 2013
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Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ
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Walking On Water
January 11, 2013
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In some sense, every day is a matter of walking on water…
Eat, already: the feeding of the 5000
January 10, 2013
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I love the image of Jesus in John’s story of feeding the five thousand. Imagine sitting on a hillside out in the country and watching as that many people come toward you across the open land. Drawn by curiosity and hope, they cautiously approach in little clusters of family and friends, but from where you are sitting they look like an ocean on legs.
“Do you want to get well?”
January 9, 2013
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For thirty-eight years this unnamed man in John’s gospel lay by the Bethsaida pool. You get used to a way of life if you continue in it for thirty-eight years.
Isaiah 56-59
January 8, 2013
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“Therefore justice is far from us and righteousness does not reach us; …for truth stumbles in the public square, and uprightness cannot enter.”
Water and Wine
January 7, 2013
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Life with Jesus is like the difference between water and wine. His presence bring color, depth, and flavor to our lives. His loving spirit relaxes our anxieties, opens us to joy, and brings us together into a community of celebration.
Epiphany 2013
January 6, 2013
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Psalm 46, 97 (Morning) Psalm 96, 100 (Evening) Isaiah 52:7-10 Revelation 21:22-27 Matthew 12:14-21 Isaiah 52:7-10 NRSV: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet
Eve of Epiphany
January 5, 2013
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Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant
A Prayer for Restoration
January 4, 2013
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The structures of Egypt’s economy will not yield without struggle. Restoration and rebuilding can been difficult and slow. Mercy, truth, justice and peace are hard won. But God leads us when we are committed to divine righteousness and justice rather than Egyptian-style greed and power.
I Am the Gate
January 3, 2013
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“I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only
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