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Category Archives: Faith
A Palm Sunday Video
A video about Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Uncategorized, vocational ministry
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A father’s love
In a question and answer session with children this week, Pope Francis was addressed by a little boy overcome with emotion. Francis beckoned the child forward, and on camera and in public, listened to the child’s story privately. Follow the … Continue reading
Hope – finding abundance in lacking
First Mennonite Church, Richmond, Va., has conducted a bread service the Sunday after Easter for 20 years. Five breads representing five themes are paired with five hymns. I shared this message. Tumeric Bread: Hope Mark 6:34-43 34 As he went ashore, … Continue reading
The power of positive thinking. Really.
Positive thinking seldom cures debilitating diseases. All the prayers in the world won’t regrow an amputated limb. But how you respond to situations lays the foundation for future situations. Scripture says the rain falls on the just and the unjust. … Continue reading
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Tagged Genesis 1, Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, the power of positive thinking
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Cultural Christians ~ when Christianity isn’t Christianity
A prominent voice in mainstream media is Cultural Christians who care more about the culture than they do about actually following the teachings of Jesus. You know who they are — sycophant, sympathetic apologists for sexist, racist bigots and patriarchal … Continue reading
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Tagged Anabaptist., Christianity, Cultural Christians, Donald Trump, Episcopal, Faith, Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Jr., Jesus, Methodist, Presbyterian, Reformed
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“Jesus wouldn’t help people in need?” What Jesus are you talking about?
I recently saw a comment online that said Jesus wouldn’t help people in need – that he would help people to help themselves. Just another example of the damage some so-called, self-described Christians do in the name of Jesus — … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Scripture, Uncategorized
Tagged Jesus, Jesus miracles, John 6:5-15, Luke 9:10-17, Mark 6:31-44, Matthew 14:13-21
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Being intentional and being still
We have a handmade pottery pitcher we use to water plants and add water to the fish tanks or the dog’s bowl. The unique triangle spout design allows for a steady yet controlled flow of water. But we have to … Continue reading
Fire and Rain and drops of pain
Have you heard James Taylor’s Fire and Rain? Of course you have. Everyone has. The first verse is about the suicide of his friend Suzanne Schnerr. The second verse is about him kicking his heroin addiction, and the third verse … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeschylus, Emotional Loss, Fire and Rain, James Taylor, Pain
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Shamash — the helper
A seven-branched menorah symbolizes Jewish Temple tradition. The nine-branched Hanukkah menorah is lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah. A new branch is lit on each night of Hanukkah. In the ancient story, when the Maccabean revolt led to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Hanukkah, Hanukkah menorah, helping others, Maccabean revolt, shamash
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Hanukkah
Kiel, Germany, December, 1931. Rachel Posner, the Rabbi’s wife, took this photo in her living room, across the street from the Nazi headquarters. It was the last night of Hanukkah. Hate, vitriol and racist lies were sweeping across Germany. Rachel … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, in the news, Uncategorized
Tagged Chanukah, Donald Trump, Hanukkah, Hanukkah menorah, Nazi, Trump is a racist
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As much as we’d like to see Nazis get punched in the face
As much as we’d like to see Nazis get punched in the face, It’s wrong to punch people in the face. Even racist, bigoted, Nazis. Even racist bigots who feel emboldened by the support of the President of the United … Continue reading
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Tagged Martin Luther King JR., punch a Nazi, Richard Spencer, Trump is a racist
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Stress
Life is stressful. The news is stressful. All forms of social media are stressful. Finances, college funds, finding a new job, car repairs, relationships, family — the list goes on and on. Internal issues like fear and insecurity can create … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, Scripture, Uncategorized
Tagged Don't worry? That's easy for you to say, Holmes-Rahe, Jesus, Matthew 6, Stress, Will Rogers
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What masks do you wear to hide your authentic self?
What makes us who we are? I’m not talking about the roles we fill — doing work, raising children, being a spouse, a friend, or a member of the choir. What person are we as we perform the roles of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, family genogram, Family systems theory, masks, Romans 8
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