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Feb 9, 2023
Surprised by Treasure
What is so important about the Kingdom of God? Jesus seemed to talk about it quite a bit. Each story he tells unfolds just a little bit...
Feb 4, 2023
Find the Pearl
Jesus talked a lot about the Kingdom, usually in very subtle ways. Jesus would hint that the kingdom of God was like something, like...
Jan 28, 2023
Closet Prayer
The King James Version of the Bible speaks about going into the closet to pray. Of course, that version was translated into Middle...
Jan 20, 2023
And Jesus Preached...
This week we take a look at what Jesus preached and modeled for the disciples and, by extension, us. We will begin with Jesus' "first"...
Jan 13, 2023
Dry Bones
What do we do when the structures we thought we could count on are no longer the same? That question seems like a modern question but it...
Jan 5, 2023
Intentionally Loved
I have been pondering Love. It is the core of our faith and the way we are shaped. Love made us and, as one of my teachers told me,...
Dec 31, 2022
Live Intentionally
We begin a new year by exploring #intention. What will shape the coming year for each of us individually? What will shape the work of...
Dec 24, 2022
In the Beginning: Christmas Day
John's gospel does not have a traditional Christmas birth story (neither does Mark's gospel). Here is how John's gospel summarizes it in...
Dec 24, 2022
Christmas Eve: Awe and Wonder
Everything about Christmas is filled with awe and wonder.The days are beginning to get longer, and we remember God's in-breaking Love....
Dec 16, 2022
Modeling Love
On this fourth Sunday of Advent, #allthefeelsofChristmas focuses on love. The reading from Luke 1:46-56, is known as "Mary's Magnificat"...
Dec 9, 2022
All the Feels of Christmas: Joy
Every year at Christmas time, we sing "Joy to the World." We have a sense of what was meant in that first-century when Jesus was born....
Nov 26, 2022
All the Feels of Christmas: Expectation
We all live with expectations. When we get all tied up in the expectations, they can change the way we receive what we expected when it...
Nov 18, 2022
Attitude of Gratitude: Family along the Way
There are so many ways to speak about #gratitude. As we draw close to the celebration of Thanksgiving, it seems appropriate to end with a...
Nov 11, 2022
Attitudes of Gratitude: Bright and Beautiful
When I began pondering the second week of the #Attitudes of #Gratitude series, an old hymn arose in me: All things bright and beautiful,...
Oct 29, 2022
Getting Persecuted
Who really wants to be persecuted? And yet Jesus tells us, Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs...
Oct 21, 2022
Be a Peacemaker
This week we turn to the #peacemaker #beatitude: How blest are the peacemakers; God shall call them sons and daughters. Those who bring...
Oct 14, 2022
Pure hearts See God
What does it mean for us to be "pure of heart?" Just teaches that the pure of heart will see God! I want that or at least I think I do....
Oct 6, 2022
Mercy Is Key
Mercy is a key to understanding God. It is also key to understanding the #beatitudes. What makes #mercy so important? What is mercy? Join...
Sep 30, 2022
Primal Beatitude
Hunger and thirst are primal instincts that emerge from deep within. Both #hunger and #thirst are triggered when our bodies want to tell...
Sep 22, 2022
Inherit the Earth?
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5) What was Jesus thinking when he said this? The #meek rarely get a...
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