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Pentecost 2015

Pentecost  2015  …it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you; When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit … Continue reading

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Jesus Has Left the Building…

  Through the activity of the Holy Spirit, the living Christ, God’s activity within creation continues. God’s reliance upon us to act is not an abdication of God’s responsibility but an invitation to partner with God. We do not have … Continue reading

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“Therefore…” at the chapter break

… justice is often an excuse for certain ‘zealous’ people to condemn others. Christians haven’t been appointed to bring justice to the world but ‘rather to ask for mercy for the world, to keep vigil for the salvation of all, … Continue reading

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the gospel…it is the power of God

You may have missed the event when George Fox out did Robin Hood.  He converted the Sheriff of Nottingham!  The first thing the sheriff did was to confess and make restitution to a woman he had cheated.  Then he went … Continue reading

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No Partiality

“Peter declares that Jesus was about the business of changing people’s lives. He sums up Jesus’ ministry by saying that he “went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil”. Evil diminishes life for individuals and … Continue reading

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Partiality

There’s a certain irony here:  Simon Peter’s comfort staying in the home of a Jewish Tanner and his great discomfort entering the home of a spit and polish Roman centurion. It says something about our prejudices. Acts 10: 34-43 Our … Continue reading

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Galilee

The radical truth of Christianity, which sets it off from all other world-faiths, is that God became a human being and not just any human being, but Jesus of Nazareth.  He was a Jew.  But he wasn’t just any Jew, … Continue reading

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Easter 2015

  …interestingly enough, even after two thousand years we can experience what those two women experienced in the cemetery on that first Easter morning.  We can, even today, experience the fellowship that his followers enjoyed on the Galilean shore.  The … Continue reading

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What’s with the Donkeys?

You see, we can’t overlook the donkey. The donkey obediently bears the voice and provides the base for God to speak. The donkey which returns again and again over thousands of years to this same little square of real estate … Continue reading

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Sheep and Goats

I can’t believe all the opinions I found about the goodness of sheep and the badness of goats trying to answer the question “What does Jesus have against goats?” I’ve got an answer. Nothing. According to the parable the Son … Continue reading

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