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Our theme for 2022 is simple but bold, obvious but too often overlooked. It’s “Jesus 365.” Last Sunday we revisited the story of Jesus’ parents leaving him behind in Jerusalem, losing him for 3 days! It really isn’t a story about safe...
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2022! A fresh year, we hope. A new start, we pray. A chance to leave past pain and struggle in the past. But what are we moving toward? What are our dreams and aspirations, especially as a community of faith? Dare we ask what are God’s dreams for us as a...
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This Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Love. By the fourth week, the temptation is to rush on to Christmas. After all, it’s just around the corner and I can feel it! I feel the pressure to run there and I feel the excitement that’s...
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Zephaniah is at it again – speaking for God. He is an “Equal Opportunity Prophet,” not only calling out Judah and then pronouncing judgment on all the nations! Well, on all of creation, actually. Here’s a little sample: “‘I will utterly...
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One of the readings for the second Sunday of Advent is a song from Luke 1 that includes these verses: “By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our...
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Advent is here but are we ready? How are we, with all that is happening, thinking about Advent this year? Our theme is “The Weary World Rejoices,” and yes, that will require some faith. A great deal of faith! Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor, was...
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