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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...
Sep 2, 2022
Now Count the Cost
Following the path of Jesus may begin with saying, "Yes," and then it continues to an ever-deepening self examination and self surrender....
Aug 11, 2022
Division
We always expect Jesus to be bringing things together and this story does not bode well for that expectation. In this story Jesus...
Aug 4, 2022
Wake Up!
For a fair portion of my life, I was not a morning person! Even now I suspect I am not a morning person though I get my most focused work...
Jun 9, 2022
"Get Up;Jesus is Calling You."
Sunday we are exploring Jesus' transition from daily ministry to Jerusalem. While the transition itself is important, on the way out of...
May 12, 2022
You Be You
In the end of John's gospel, Simon becomes concerned about the disciple Jesus loved. Jesus tells him not to worry about the "beloved...
May 5, 2022
More than These
After breakfast on the beach with Jesus, Simon has a conversation where Jesus asks him about love. "Do you love me more than these?" Why...
Apr 28, 2022
A Beach Breakfast
Jesus appears to the disciples several times, first to Mary in the garden, then to most of the guys that evening, and then a week later...
Apr 14, 2022
New Life is Catching
Easter is a central celebration in our life together as Christians. #Death does not get the final word. Still there is no new life...
Apr 14, 2022
Good Friday
Good Friday is perhaps the least "joyful" of the Christian holy-days. Still, it's vital. As we head into the last days before Easter,...
Apr 7, 2022
Judgement Seat
I often find myself in the seat of judgment, quickly dispensing my own determinations about what is right and wrong with the world and...
Mar 31, 2022
Dismal Fasting
We rarely talk about fasting. I hear about fasting and cleansing among folks interested in their health and not-so-much in church. The...
Mar 24, 2022
Open and Pour: Prayer
"Show up for prayer; don't make a show out of prayer." Over the years, I have talked about and practiced prayer a lot (sometimes more of...
Mar 17, 2022
After the Wilderness...
Jesus spent a "long time" in the wilderness. What is his next move? Luke tells us his next stop is his home town. Jesus figures out who...
Mar 11, 2022
Clarity and Meaning
We are leaping from our study of #stories in the Hebrew Bible to studying some of the stories of #Jesus. This week we take up Jesus in...
Dec 23, 2021
Christmas Eve- 7:00PM
Saint James is celebrating Christmas Eve online and carefully in-person. We will shorten our worship, wear our masks, and keep the doors...
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...
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...
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