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Reflections From The Pulpit: Reflection on Mark 10:2-16
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Thursday, October 11, 2012. Reflection on Mark 10:2-16. He didn’t talk about it, but we all knew that it was happening. Even by third grade, you know that someone whose family is experiencing a divorce should be left alone. So, we did leave our classmate alone. We didn’t talk about his family breaking into two. We didn’t talk about what it was like to have two bedrooms. We didn’t talk about his sadness. In a way, the joke gets c...
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Reflections From The Pulpit: Reflection on John 17:1-11
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Sunday, June 1, 2014. Reflection on John 17:1-11. When I was young, I was great at praying. I would talk to God while I was flying my spaceship…I mean, riding my bike around the farm. I would talk to God while I was climbing the rocky ridges and steep cliffs of Mount Everest…I mean small apple tree in our yard. I was even told that I was once heard praying, of all places, while on the toilet. I was a great talker to God. And, th...
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Reflections From The Pulpit: Reflection on Luke 17:11-19
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Monday, October 14, 2013. Reflection on Luke 17:11-19. The tenth leper is out there. If you were to go out into the world of your everyday life and look closely, you would see him or her. The tenth leper would be the one who is following Jesus and thanking Jesus out in the grocery store, or at the bar, but would never step into a church. I assure you that the tenth leper is out there. I am a proud member of the other nine lepers.
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Reflections From The Pulpit: June 2014
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Sunday, June 1, 2014. Reflection on John 17:1-11. When I was young, I was great at praying. I would talk to God while I was flying my spaceship…I mean, riding my bike around the farm. I would talk to God while I was climbing the rocky ridges and steep cliffs of Mount Everest…I mean small apple tree in our yard. I was even told that I was once heard praying, of all places, while on the toilet. I was a great talker to God. And, th...
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Reflections From The Pulpit: Reflection on Luke 14:25-33
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Reflection on Luke 14:25-33. Am I a “hearer” or am I a “follower? I guarantee that this family hating text probably is not a part of the mission statement of any Christian family values ministry. Here’s some family values for you, "hate each other…everything will be good! Exactly, how often do people choose Christ over and above anything else? Just how often do we sacrifice for the sake of Christ? No fo...
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Reflections From The Pulpit: October 2012
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Thursday, October 11, 2012. Reflection on Mark 10:2-16. He didn’t talk about it, but we all knew that it was happening. Even by third grade, you know that someone whose family is experiencing a divorce should be left alone. So, we did leave our classmate alone. We didn’t talk about his family breaking into two. We didn’t talk about what it was like to have two bedrooms. We didn’t talk about his sadness. In a way, the joke gets c...
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Reflections From The Pulpit: November 2010
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Tuesday, November 23, 2010. Reflection on Luke 21:5-19. But most archaeologists, astronomers and Mayans say the only thing likely to hit Earth is a meteor shower…of New Age philosophy, pop astronomy, internet doomsday rumors and TV specials such as one on the History Channel which mixes "predictions" from Nostradamus and the Mayans and asks: "Is 2012 the year the cosmic clock finally winds down to zero days, zero hope? I mention...
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Reflections From The Pulpit: October 2013
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Monday, October 14, 2013. Reflection on Luke 17:11-19. The tenth leper is out there. If you were to go out into the world of your everyday life and look closely, you would see him or her. The tenth leper would be the one who is following Jesus and thanking Jesus out in the grocery store, or at the bar, but would never step into a church. I assure you that the tenth leper is out there. I am a proud member of the other nine lepers.
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Reflections From The Pulpit: April 2011
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Monday, April 11, 2011. Reflection on John 11:1-45. Did you see that? Did you catch the significance of that? 8220;Where is Jesus? 8221; Mary asked herself while her brother struggled through nights of fevers and chills and then death. “Where is He? 8221; On such nights we desire Jesus to be a Wall Street Hedge Fund Manager; on time, ahead of schedule even, and attentive to every movement and manipulation. Back to the story.
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Reflections From The Pulpit: March 2011
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Reflections From The Pulpit. Reflections On The Intersect Of Faith And Life. Sunday, March 20, 2011. Reflection on Psalm 121 and Genesis 12:1-4a. The world, has all the answers, of course. When life has destroyed all you have, the world answers, “Maybe you deserved it. Maybe you did something wrong and you are being punished? Why don’t you just work a little harder? That is always the world’s answer, is it not? Be tested beyond y’all's. Can handle. So, try harder. The words wreak of failure when ...Surel...
