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Stumbling into Faith: People of the Feast
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People of the Feast. So we go to our faith communities, hoping to scarf down enough to remind our bellies that they are empty, rather than to remind our bellies that our meager meal is the Great Feast, which fills to overflowing. How we eat is how we live. A grate of parmesan cheese. Put a tablecloth on the table (or a bedsheet if you lack a table cloth), light a couple of candles, and voila! If you have not read The Supper of the Lamb. By Robert Farrar Capon. Buy a copy now. Dear Hearts. Cheers.
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Stumbling into Faith
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12:49 "I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 12:50 I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed! 12:51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! 12:52 From now on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three;. 12:55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat'; and it happens. So long as we eat our ...
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Stumbling into Faith: The Wild God
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8220;What did you go out to the wilderness to see? What did you go out to the wilderness to see? It would be nice if we could say we go out to the wilderness to make straight the paths of the lord, to see all that has been made crooked in this world preparing the way of the Lord, but most of us look at the world around us, focused on what is crooked, feeling as if God never meant for us. What did you go out to the wilderness to see? What did you go out in to the wilderness to see? What happens when God c...
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Stumbling into Faith: "Tell all the truth but tell it slant." Or "The Upside Down Economy of the Kingdom of God."
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Tell all the truth but tell it slant." Or "The Upside Down Economy of the Kingdom of God.". To be honest, I would rather stay away from the text. Isn’t this the person who forgave sinners and promised that those who were meek would inherit the kingdom? I spend a lot of time trying to convince myself and others that loving one another is the chief expression of our faith. Probably not. As many commentators, pastors, and most of us would point out – he probably means that following God must be ou...This gr...
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Stumbling into Faith: Practical Tips for Living into the Feast
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Practical Tips for Living into the Feast. Some practical tips, and things we've learned along the way:. Remember, you get out of food what you put in. Start simple. Be comfortable boiling water before you take on Julia Child. Butter, sugar, and salt will not kill you, but margarine, high fructose corn syrup, and added sodium might. Find a wine store that doesn't turn up its nose when you tell them you need a decent bottle of wine for $10 or under (if you're in the Twin Cities, I highly recommend Surdyks).
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Stumbling into Faith: On "Political" Preaching and the Election Cycle
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On "Political" Preaching and the Election Cycle. With the results of the recent election, I find myself questioning what Christians believe. I find myself questioning what book we are reading. I find myself questioning what people are hearing from their pulpits. I find myself questioning what I preach, because what the majority of Christians apparently practice leave me asking, “What is written in the Bible? What do you read there? My soul magnifies the Lord,. And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,.