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March 2011

March 26, 2011
Ice-crusted mud puddles and fallen branchesPiles of brown, crumbling leaves,Former life blocking muddy trails.Who can...
March 24, 2011
For all of you who are wondering, that’s not me in the picture.  No, really,...
March 24, 2011
A Lament: I’m Desperate Psalm 22  When I was a kid we always played sword...
March 16, 2011
I do concede that I’ve been writing on the subject of grief rather frequently lately,...
March 15, 2011
A Time to Weep: I’m Broken Psalm 12  Welcome to the first Sunday of Lent,...
March 09, 2011
Blessed Ash Wednesday, all. On this day of reflection and confession I have two things...
March 08, 2011
Hear the sermon via audio file here! In the Meantime Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration  This morning I...
March 06, 2011
Today in worship we offered thanksgiving and celebration for the life of Sallie Tupitza, a...
March 02, 2011
Words of Warning Matthew 7:13-23 If you’re a habitual rule follower like I am, I...

February 2011

February 15, 2011
I’ve always maintained that the most compelling reason to plan and write sermons using the...
February 14, 2011
Who Do You Love? Matthew 6:19-34 My little brother, who was actually little when I...
February 02, 2011
Redefining Blessed January 16, 2011 Matthew 5:1–12 I know that 3-D movies are the latest...

January 2011

January 18, 2011
On my way to work every morning I pass a bus stop that has been...
January 10, 2011
As I packed away all the Christmas decorations this weekend I thought again how strange...
January 09, 2011
From the Outside...In January 9, 2011 Matthew 2:1–12  On Thursday the Christian Church around the...
January 03, 2011
I recently had the opportunity to attend the symphony, one of my favorite things to...
January 02, 2011
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and...

December 2010

December 26, 2010
Once upon a time, many years ago, a baby was born.  And anytime a baby...
December 22, 2010
When Miracles Fly Thick Matthew 1:18–25  If you’ve been around Calvary for any length of...
December 15, 2010
One of my favorite parts of being a pastor is the conversations that often begin...
December 13, 2010
Wholeness: Piece by Piece Matthew 11:2-11 I grew up surrounded by a very large extended...
December 07, 2010
A Revolutionary Peace Matthew 3:1-12  The waiting has begun…can you feel Advent in the air,...
December 03, 2010
Beloved Calvary member, Sallie Tupitza, who died November 23, 2010, was remembered today in a...

November 2010

November 29, 2010
Neighborhood Watch Matthew 24:36-44  Happy new year, everybody!  Happy new church year, that is.  Today...
November 22, 2010
I first read some version of this prayer more than ten years ago.  It was...
November 22, 2010
Enough Bread 2 Kings 4:42-44 Special thanks to Elizabeth Hagan for her help with this...
November 20, 2010
Kindness Before you know what kindness really isyou must lose things,feel the future dissolve in...
November 15, 2010
Death in the Pot 2 Kings 4:38-41 Welcome back to the ongoing saga of Elisha...
November 13, 2010
What to Remember When WakingDavid WhyteIn that first hardly noticed moment in which you wake,...
November 08, 2010
Elisha and the Shunammite Woman 2 Kings 4:8-37 I am wondering this morning: how many...
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