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By jove, by heart – I would if I could

Hebrews 4:12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13And before him … Continue reading

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Head in the clouds, hearing with my heart

  Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, … Continue reading

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Invoke the name of the Lord? No ‘buts’ about it…

Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel,and who came forth from the loins* of Judah; who swear by the name of the Lord, and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or right. 2 For they call … Continue reading

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Sitting on the job and inside voices

53Then each of them went home, 81 while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him and he sat down and began to teach them. (John … Continue reading

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(Praise) Music to my ears

That’s what the readings ushered in this morning…music to my ears that brought….well, tears. Praise Music on the most authentic, grandest scale. Nothing contrived when God’s Word is put to music and used liturgically, in worship, as a corporate prayer, a response to … Continue reading

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Before the Holy One we are cleaned from the inside out

The gospel teaching today in Luke is told also in Mark. And there’s not much variation from the theme – the same vocabulary, the same location, dynamic, and truth. The pericope is titled “The Man with the Unclean Spirit.”  When you … Continue reading

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They did not believe in him

John 12: 36While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.’ After Jesus had said this, he departed and hid from them. This juxtaposition is so odd.  Jesus preaches the light, then … Continue reading

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By Jesus’ light we see the forest through the trees

From the gospel reading today (John 3:1-21) 3 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; … Continue reading

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Happy are those….

I was stopped in my tracks this morning at the first reading from the psalter. Psalm 41. It begins with a punch: 1 Happy are those who consider the poor;* the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble. 2 The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; … Continue reading

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Remove your sandals

Joshua 5:14…And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshipped, and he said to him, ‘What do you command your servant, my lord?’ 15The commander of the army of the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Remove the sandals from your feet, for … Continue reading

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