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Posted on November 29, 2020November 28, 2020

Waiting for Advent

“I wait for your salvation, O Lord.” Genesis 49:18 If 2020 has been a year of anything, it has been a year of waiting. Waiting for a global pandemic to be over. Waiting for a vaccine for COVID-19. Waiting to see loved ones again. Waiting to gather once again in our churches and let our …

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Posted on March 28, 2020April 22, 2020

Peace Be With You

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples …

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Posted on March 1, 2017March 1, 2017

Lent: Abundant Life

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” John 10:10 The Gospel of Jesus Christ is about life. Not just mere existence, but an abundant life in God’s good creation. It is about restoring a relationship with the God of the Universe. …

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Posted on January 6, 2017January 6, 2017

Epiphany: Follow the Light

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” John 1:5 Light is a penetrating force. A single candle lights a dark room. Stars burning billions of miles from earth light up the night sky, allowing sailors of old to navigate the seas. A single star many years ago called a …

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Posted on November 27, 2016November 27, 2016

Advent: Preparation for a Banquet

“I tell you, I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” Matthew 26:29 A traditionally Eucharistic passage may seem like an odd place to begin Advent. A passage from Isaiah prophesying the first or second coming of Messiah …

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