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Authentic leadership manifests in humility
The great passage of Scripture that forms my life verse, Micah 6:8, reads, “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.” The grammar and syntax of the Hebrew original suggest that...
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How bold should we be?
The Apostle Paul’s answer In 2 Cor. 3:7, ff. is very bold. Paul notes that Moses’ face was radiant after meeting with God (Exodus 34). Paul then asks, “If Moses face was radiant in carrying the...
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Hope-fueled boldness
Giovanni Bellini, “Transfiguration of Christ”, Naples, Italy, 1480 – 1485. 2 Cor. 3:12-4:2 For Sunday, February 7, 2016 Transfiguration Sunday We ought to be exceedingly bold in living out the gospel....
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Preparing for a Lenten Adventure
Lent starts next week with Ash Wednesday. Of course it doesn’t appear on my computer calendar. How is it that as a nation we’ve come to the point where Earth Day is on the calendar but Lent is not?...
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Finding freedom in grace
Van Gogh, “Harvest in Provence”, 1888, Israel Museum, Jerusalem Romans 10:8b-13 For Sunday, February 14, 2016 First Sunday in Lent We all know intellectually that we’re saved by grace through faith....
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Lenten reflection on a life verse
For Sunday, February 21, 2016 2nd Sunday in Lent “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?”...
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enjoying our freedom?
Galatians 5:1, 13-25 For Sunday, June 26, 2016 Proper 8 Never have we been so free as we are in the Secular West. So then why aren’t we enjoying it? Galatians 5 provides an explanation. Head VI,...
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Navigating hostility: the prophetic edge
Luke 10:1 – 20 For Sunday, July 3, 2016 (Proper 9) What are we to do as Christians if our message is met with hostility? Luke 10:1 – 20 shows us how to navigate such situations with both integrity and...
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People of destiny
Jeremiah 1:4-10 For Sunday, August 21, 2016 Year C, Proper 16 What difference can I possibly make in the world? In our weaker moments all of us ourselves this. The answer is every difference, if we...
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God’s incredulity
Jeremiah 2:4-13 For Sunday, August 28th Proper 17 I think to understand Jeremiah 2 you have to be the parents of teenage boys. One time a teenage boy I know well was trying to get into his home. The...
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Who shapes the clay?
Jeremiah 18:1-11 For Sunday, September 4, 2016 Proper 18, Year C Am I really a boy or a girl? Amidst the massive transformation our culture is undergoing as regards gender, Jeremiah 18 provides both...
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God and vengeance?
“Desolation” by Thomas Cole For Sunday, September 11, 2016 Year C, Proper 19 Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 (Re-posted from Sept. 9, 2013) What place could vengeance possibly have in the heart of a good and...
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The Ultimate Contrarian
“Device to Root Out Evil”, Dennis Oppenheim, 1938 – 2011, Vancouver, Canada. Jeremiah 32:1-15 For Sunday, September 25, 2016 Year C, Proper 21 I’m back this week with my good friend Jeremiah. I just...
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Deserts yearn to bloom
Isaiah 35:1-10 For Sunday, December 11, 2016 Third Sunday of Advent, Year A Deserts are dry, desolate, and parched. Yet just a little water changes everything. So it is with the gospel. Photo by...
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A call for expository preaching
“Baptism of Christ“, mid 12th century Cappella Palatina di Palermo, Palermo, Italy. When we read God’s word, or preach and teach it, it’s important that we come to own what we’re reading, and that our...
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All God wants
Micah 6:1-8 For Sunday, January 29, 2017 Fourth Sunday After Epiphany All God wants is that we open our hearts to the amazing love he lavishes upon us. Micah 6:1-8 is an invitation to do just this....
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It All Belongs To You
1 Corinthians 3:10-23 For Sunday, February 19, 2017 Seventh Sunday After Epiphany, Year A In a well-intentioned desire reach people we put great effort into making our ministries attractive. Yet in so...
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I Was There
2 Peter 1:16-21 For Sunday, February 26, 2017 Transfiguration Sunday, Year A Following Christ well means giving special consideration to those predecessors who were there from the beginning. We have...
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Cattywampus
Psalm 32 For Sunday, March 5, 2017 First Sunday in Lent Left untended our lives have a tendency to go cattywampus. Psalm 32 is a Lenten invitation to get back into alignment. A cabin crying for...
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Want to make a great name?
Genesis 12:1-4a For Sunday, March 12, 2017 Second Sunday in Lent Want to make a great name for yourself? Surprise: it’s not about us. Making a truly great name is all about aligning with God’s...
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