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Meade Musings: Sabbath
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015. The Apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. Mark 6: 30 - 31. The Woman at the Window Salvador Dali, 1925. Jesus recognized the need for down time, and knew how hard it is to claim. Without it, we get road weary. Resentments fester, job performance slips, and relationships suffer. Does Jes...
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Meade Musings: Home Grown Prophets
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Jesus said, "Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin. Mark 6: 4. Chapel Island Squam Lake, NH,. Greetings from the backwoods of New Hampshire where I am vacationing with my family. Pines, a font made from a slab of granite with a depression in the center; rainwater collects there. The cross is made from local birch trees and the altar and pulpit are also slabs of granite. Holy ground. Do you ever come here to worship," I asked? Post-Labor...
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Meade Musings: February 2015
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here;. Let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.". He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Mark 9:5-6. The Transfiguration of Jesus Macha Chmakoff. I think we all can relate. We've all caught ourselves blurting out something and known instantly. That we are making a mess out of what we are trying to say. Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Have you not known? And second, this ...
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Meade Musings: Transaction
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015. I will exalt you, O LORD,. Because you have lifted me up *. And have not let my enemies triumph over me. Psalm 30:1. Raising Jairus' Daughter Chris Higham. I will exalt you, O Lord, BECAUSE you have raised me up? The Psalmist seems to be putting conditions on his reasons for exalting the Lord. It sounds almost transactional. It makes me wonder if we do that. Do we exalt God? Is out of fear? If I don’t, that God might cast me out? Is it out of greed? Or is there something more?
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Meade Musings: April 2015
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Philip and the Ethiopian. Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized? The story of "Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch" is a passage full of surprises. The Eunuch is an important man: Treasurer to Candace, Queen of Ethiopia. He is approached by a lowly fisherman from Galilee named Philip. The court official, rather than looking with disdain upon the stranger who rushed up to his chariot, is open to Philip's teaching of the Good News. Who do you listen to? Jesus...
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Meade Musings: January 2015
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Set the Captives Free by Laura Gentry. Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him! And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. Mark 1:25-26. In what ways are we using our authority as children of God and as disciples of Jesus to bring about the Kingdom of God? And do we even have to worry about demons anymore? Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Is there a better book in the whole Bible than the Book of Jonah? But as adults, ...
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Meade Musings: Choices
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Friday, May 8, 2015. You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. John 15:16. The Fruit Bearers by Raymond Cody, c. 1992. We often think of ourselves as choosing God:. Choosing to become active (or not) in our faith communities. Choosing our careers, choosing our spouses, choosing whether or not. We will come to church on a. Morning. We like to have choices. Might we be more joy-filled?
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Meade Musings: June 2015
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015. I will exalt you, O LORD,. Because you have lifted me up *. And have not let my enemies triumph over me. Psalm 30:1. Raising Jairus' Daughter Chris Higham. I will exalt you, O Lord, BECAUSE you have raised me up? The Psalmist seems to be putting conditions on his reasons for exalting the Lord. It sounds almost transactional. It makes me wonder if we do that. Do we exalt God? Is out of fear? If I don’t, that God might cast me out? Is it out of greed? Or is there something more?
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