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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor: January 2015

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor. Tuesday, January 6, 2015. This sermon was preached on Epiphany at Presbury United Methodist Church. In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? So, as we look to hear God speaking to us anew today, let us first pray:. Wake us up, stir something within us, and send us into the unknown today. Photo by Aaron Harrington. Another way w...

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Welcome to The Sharing Table. We also have rotations of volunteers who pick up donated food from local food donors. On Fridays and Saturday mornings, and drivers who give rides to our guests who need transportation to and from The Sharing Table. We are always looking for drivers and food pickup volunteers. If you are interested in helping, please contact us! 2015 Participating Churches and Organizations. Ames United Methodist Church. APG Post Chapel – Gospel. APG Post Chapel – Protestant.

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor: November 2014

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor. Sunday, November 30, 2014. Where is the one who will be our peace? The drafts are piling up, but I cant seem to find the time to finish any of them. But I do have this sermon to share that I preached at Presbury United Methodist Church. Micah 5:2-4; 6:6-8 (Inclusive Bible). But God will give them over to their enemies. Until the time when she who is in labor has given birth;. Then the remnant of the rulers sisters and brothers. Will reach the ends of the earth.

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor: July 2013

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor. Monday, July 8, 2013. This is the first sermon I preached as the new pastor of Presbury United Methodist Church. In Edgewood, Maryland. Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 (NRSV). 8220;Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”. The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us! You know graduates of North Harford. Don’t hold it against us, ok? So when I tu...

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor: February 2014

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor. Sunday, February 16, 2014. Do you want to be made well? This sermon was preached at Presbury United Methodist Church. As part of our exploration of the Gospel of John using the Narrative Lectionary. M, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take it up and walk’? 8220;Do you want to be made well? Patient Teacher, Holy Healer, we come to you this morning seeking wholeness. May the words of scripture as interpreted through the words of my mouth,. But what strikes me in...

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor: Hopes and Dreams

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor. Saturday, December 27, 2014. Again, so many drafts in the queue, but it seems sermons are the only things to get finished. Here is the sermon I preached on Christmas Eve at Presbury United Methodist Church. The focus is on Matthew as we will be looking at the Gospel of Matthew through the spring. And it is not a part of the story I think about often. Patient teacher, on this holy night, we ask that you are not silent,. God is with us. God did not chose to put o...

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor: December 2013

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor. Thursday, December 26, 2013. I love writing communion liturgies, and reading John 1 after a while seemed to me as though I was reading a Great Thanksgiving. Here is a Christmas Eve communion liturgy based on John 1:1-18 (NRSV). Communion Table on Christmas Eve. Picture by Aaron M. Harrington, 2013. Open your ears to hear the good news: God loves us so much that God comes to us in the form of a baby wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger. Holy are you a...

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor: December 2014

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor. Sunday, December 28, 2014. Dreaming God Is with Us. A sermon for the Sunday after Christmas at Presbury United Methodist Church. Today we are getting a little ahead of ourselves. Next week, we'll read the first part of this chapter for Epiphany, in which we celebrate the visit of the magi. But I didn't want us to forget the second part of the story, so we're reading it today. It is. 8220; A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation,. That's when hi...

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor: April 2014

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The Slightly Heretical Musings of a Pastor. Monday, April 21, 2014. Good Friday Monologues based on the Gospel of John. As this was my first Good Friday service at Presbury United Methodist Church. All participants in the service wear black. Scripture is read from the pulpit, monologues from the floor in front of the altar rail.). We call this day Good Friday, but what is good about it? Who would we be in this story? What brokenness is ours tonight? Where do we see ourselves? These are the questions we a...