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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"...
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- Jan 13
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
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...
- Sep 16, 2022
Good Mourning
#Mourning and #grief are underrated collections of emotions. Way too often we suppress our grief and/or avoid it altogether. Men are...
- Sep 8, 2022
Attitude Check
Many times I have heard the first of the #Beatitudes interpreted purely in terms of #humility and I have interpreted it that way myself....
- 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....
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