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On the way: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
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Thursday, 9 July 2015. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Herod had a dinner. It didn't end well. I'm generalizing too broadly, perhaps. Our history hasn't always been wicked over good. But we have been very good at being not good. What would it take for us to find the second story less a miracle and more a reality? How can we make the forces of oppression, the selfishness of the Herods and the ruthless hatefulness of the Herodiases an aberration, rather than an everyday norm? What would it take?
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On the way: Rogue Body Building
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Thursday, 6 August 2015. And it is. I also shared a few thoughts on "calling" (what body part are you? And how we engage people to share in building the body in which we all grow, as the body grows (themes in the letter to the Ephesians). But they can also raise more questions and lead us to explore more deeply our understanding of the original thing. And the body metaphor does that, I think. Think for a minute about the wholeness of the body. At least, we should have an idea that there should be love an...
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On the way: 2015-05-31
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Thursday, 4 June 2015. Go take a flying leap. So bear with me for a minute because, this week, I'm going to do that. We're going right back to the very beginning. Well, almost. It's the story of The Fall in Genesis 3. Maybe it's time, like it has become so often, to revisit the story, not the interpretation. What if The Fall wasn't a fall at all, but a leap? And then there's Jesus. It's Jesus' life that teaches us how to live. His death teaches us how important that living is. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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On the way: 2015-07-19
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Thursday, 23 July 2015. Here's something different: Original Choice. In the beginning, the very beginning, God created the world: the day and the night, the land and the sea, trees and flowers and all the animals. And then, God created humans named Adam and Eve, to help care for the wonderful world God had created. One day God said to Adam, “what’s your favourite colour? And Adam replied, “what’s 'favourite' mean? 8220;The one you like the best,” God said. 8221; Eve asked. The very next day, Adam and Eve...
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On the way: 2015-08-02
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Thursday, 6 August 2015. And it is. I also shared a few thoughts on "calling" (what body part are you? And how we engage people to share in building the body in which we all grow, as the body grows (themes in the letter to the Ephesians). But they can also raise more questions and lead us to explore more deeply our understanding of the original thing. And the body metaphor does that, I think. Think for a minute about the wholeness of the body. At least, we should have an idea that there should be love an...
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On the way: 2015-06-28
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Thursday, 2 July 2015. A different kind of amazement. And he was amazed at their unbelief" (Mark 6:6). That's Jesus, saying that. Usually it's the disciples or the people or us who are amazed. You'd think Jesus would be pretty hard to amaze. And yet, the people of his hometown managed to do it. No Not at all. That comes later, from complete strangers. How easy it is for us to ignore voices when we've already determined their value. Or, for that matter, hear voices whose value is assumed. Even whe...8220;...
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On the way: 2015-07-05
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Thursday, 9 July 2015. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Herod had a dinner. It didn't end well. I'm generalizing too broadly, perhaps. Our history hasn't always been wicked over good. But we have been very good at being not good. What would it take for us to find the second story less a miracle and more a reality? How can we make the forces of oppression, the selfishness of the Herods and the ruthless hatefulness of the Herodiases an aberration, rather than an everyday norm? What would it take?
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On the way: 2015-05-24
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Thursday, 28 May 2015. When there's not really anything to say. You might be surprised to hear that, sometimes, I feel like I don't know what to say. I know, right? You might not believe that because I seem to always have lots to say - too much even - or, at the very least, you might wonder, aren't pastors supposed to always know what to say? It's been a week like that. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). When theres not really anything to say. View my complete profile. Coronation Presbytery, UCC.
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