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Nov 25, 2021
What to Expect When You're Expecting: Magi
This year we are switching it up. Normally we explore the magi who came from the East after Christmas. This year they are beginning the...
Nov 18, 2021
A Practicable Faith
In the end, faith, a relationship, has practical and practicable skills. We close out the #faith series with a reminder that the...
Nov 12, 2021
Faith without Agenda
Jesus goes to eat at the home a religious leader. While he is eating there, a woman comes in to wash his feet and anoint him. The...
Nov 5, 2021
A Resilient Faith:Like Simon
Sometimes I find myself wondering how to bounce back from living like I had no faith. Simon is well-acquainted with denying his faith....
Oct 28, 2021
A Portable Faith:Like a Mustard Seed
Remember when cellphones came in bags that were difficult to consider truly “portable?” Now, cellphones fit in a pocket easily. Jesus...
Oct 21, 2021
Table Everywhere
Where is your table? Where do you go to be welcomed, accepted, loved, known, and transformed? God always has a place at the table for...
Oct 14, 2021
Table as Transformation
We are close to ending our series on the #table. I have found that being at table with others changes me. Zacchaeus found the same thing....
Oct 9, 2021
Table as Abundance
Jesus did not hold back when it came to giving. Even before he willingly gave his life away on the cross, he gave his life away in...
Oct 1, 2021
Table as Service
Jesus models what it means to be a person at the table; he serves others. Sometime we do not appreciate those who serves us at table. Yet...
Sep 23, 2021
Table as Extravagance
Matthew, Mark, and Luke share the story of a woman who anoints Jesus with expensive and aromatic ointment. It is an extravagant gesture,...
Sep 16, 2021
Table as Acceptance
This week we move into the New Testament with a story Jesus told about the table. Though the table may have become less central in our...
Sep 9, 2021
Table as Welcome
I am excited to begin our #Table series this Sunday. Saint James offers communion weekly, gathered around the table. Most folks spend...
Sep 2, 2021
What Is in a Name?
Perhaps there is a lot to a name and maybe we are not all that different from one another. This week we take a look at Proverbs for...
Aug 27, 2021
A love Song
There's inspiring poetry in the Hebrew Bible from sources other than the psalms: Song of Solomon. It is beautiful love poem; sometimes...
Aug 13, 2021
Jeremiah: Heart-Writing
As I have spent the last five weeks reading the writings of Jeremiah, it seems to be beautiful poetry and prose, written from the heart....
Aug 5, 2021
Jeremiah:Hope though Hopeless
What do we do when we reach the end of rational hopefulness? Hope is hard to come by at times. Jeremiah acts out his hope despite all...
Jul 30, 2021
Jeremiah: Be Where You Are
Jeremiah stirred up the king last week. This week we're getting a glimpse of how he stirs up those folks in exile. Of course, they are...
Jul 22, 2021
Jeremiah: The Truth?
Jeremiah dictates a scroll to be read in the Temple, offering a vision of the truth. When it is read to the king, he cuts it up and burns...
Jul 15, 2021
Jeremiah: Shape Up
The prophets are masters of imagery and simple invitations to be more than we are. Jeremiah casts a vision of God's hand in our shaping....
Jul 8, 2021
Jeremiah: A Call
One of the topics we visit again and again is call. Jeremiah has a sense of call that runs deep. This week we move to a hybrid model of...
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