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July 2013

July 31, 2013
Darren Wilson’s book explores what it means to have a personal relationship to God and,...
July 29, 2013
Thank God that we can “know” God; but thank God also that God is shrouded...
July 23, 2013
Lectionary Reflections for Pentecost 10 -- July 28, 2013 Texts: Hosea 1:2-10; Psalm 85; Colossians 2:6-15; Luke 11:1-13 Today’s...
July 19, 2013
[This post is part of a roundtable conversation on the new book, Resurrection Year by...
July 19, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 9 – July 21, 2013 Texts: Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52;...
July 08, 2013
Lectionary Reflections for Pentecost 8 - July 14, 2013 It has been said that the...
July 03, 2013
Here are some spiritual practices for experiencing the holy amidst the nation's fireworks.
July 01, 2013
The central question for pastor, congregants, and the congregation as a whole is: Are our...

June 2013

June 24, 2013
Today’s scriptures assert that God’s realm promises great things, and asks us to be persistent...
June 18, 2013
Lectionary Reflections for the Fifth Sunday in Pentecost – June 23, 2013 I Kings 19:1-4,...
June 05, 2013
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – June 16, 2013 I Kings 21:1-10, 15-21a; Psalm 5:1-8; Galatians 2:15-21; Luke...
June 03, 2013
Walking in beauty is the gift of sight and insight. It is grounded in taking...

May 2013

May 28, 2013
Today’s lectionary passages assert that faith opens us to new dimensions of reality and within...
May 27, 2013
Today’s lectionary readings are challenging for progressive, postmodern, and pluralistic Christians. They also give pause...
May 20, 2013
Lectionary Reflections on Trinity Sunday – May 26, 2013 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15...
May 16, 2013
I have recently accepted the call to be Pastor of South Congregational United Church of...
May 15, 2013
Being a Christian means a lot of things, but a key element in the journey...
May 15, 2013
On Pentecost, mysticism – and this is a communal as well as individual mysticism –...
May 07, 2013
Using literary license, author Frank Viola boldly asserts that Bethany, the hometown of Mary, Martha,...
May 06, 2013
Lectionary Reflections for the Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 12 Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14,...
May 01, 2013
Amy Simpson’s "Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission" is a wake up call...
May 01, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2013 Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation...

April 2013

April 25, 2013
In Jeff Shinabarger's new book "More or Less," he challenges us to be persons of...
April 24, 2013
As Genesis creation accounts narrate, as the universe emerged bringing forth new species of animals...
April 18, 2013
Pat Gohn’s Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious is a hymn to Mary of Nazareth, the mother...
April 16, 2013
Lectionary Reflections for the Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 21, 2013 A Love that is...
April 15, 2013
As I read Robin Davis’ new book, "Recipe for Joy," I was reminded of a...
April 08, 2013
Revelation opens us to prepare for April 21’s Earth Day celebrations. The whole Earth is...
April 03, 2013
To be a follower of Jesus opens me to truth, wisdom, and healing everywhere, and...
April 01, 2013
Low Sunday – the Sunday following Easter – can be a spiritual high. We can...
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