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Groundhog day by your choice; not your abba Father’s…

As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ 3Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind … Continue reading

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A reason and a season all for good

Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. This first line of today’s epistle reading has been quoted to me often over the past few years … Continue reading

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Taken by a Cloud

Taken By a Cloud I’ve been surprised at the push back I’ve heard from many people of faith about the new film, Lincoln, based in part on the Doris Kearns Goodwin book, Team of Rivals:  The Political Genius of Abraham … Continue reading

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His Sacred Flame enlightens, not inflames

Exodus 3:2There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. 3Then Moses said, ‘I must turn aside and look … Continue reading

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Though I sleep…

My heart is awake. Genesis 28: 15Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have … Continue reading

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Letting Go, New Land, Babylon Not

Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 34; PM Psalm 33 Gen. 12:1-7; Heb. 11:1-12; John 6:35-42, 48-51 I find myself in a new land, lead here by His hand but for what purpose I am yet unclear. New to me.  Foreign to me.  A road not less … Continue reading

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Your God is Too Small, Javert…way bigger than just the Stars you see

Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 2, 26; Isaiah 49:13-23; Matthew 18:1-14 ; PM Psalm 19, 126; Isaiah 54:1-13; Mark 10:13-16 The story of Jean Valjean has not left me since yesterday’s pauses in the readings that recalled Les Miserables. Amongst all the … Continue reading

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Who am I?

Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 97, 98; Proverbs 8:22-30; John 13:20-35 PM: Psalm 145; Isaiah 44:1-8; 1 John 5:1-12 Victor Hugo’s epic novel, Les Miserables first published in 1862 quickly and deservedly became a must-read for any student of literature and … Continue reading

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Here

  Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 38; PM Psalm 119:25-48 Isa. 6:1-13; 2 Thess. 1:1-12; John 7:53-8:11h Isaiah 6:  8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am … Continue reading

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Preparation and Prayer

Lectionary Readings: Psalm 26, 28; PM Psalm 36, 39 Isa. 5:13-17, 24-25; 1 Thess. 5:12-28; Luke 21:29-38 The readings for the past few days have been much about preparation, no?  And not just the practical, are you prepared for the coming … Continue reading

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