Walking the Emmaus Road
I’ve been to Emmaus… you have too.
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Sermons
No Rest for the Weary
John 20:19-31 So, who has any Easter candy left? Do you have any parts of a chocolate bunny still not totally devoured, a few stale jellybeans hiding under the plastic grass in the Easter basket? Or how about Easter meal leftovers? Any ham still hanging around, or whatever you did with all those decorated hard
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God Trumps Caesar
As I preach my 40th (and likely last) Easter sermon, there are four things I can say with the confidence of faith…
What About Saturday?
Matthew 27:62-66 Saturday of Holy Week … have you ever given it much thought? Unless one is part of a congregation that holds an Easter Vigil service on Saturday evening, in most churches Saturday is the day to ready the sanctuary for Easter morning – arrange the lilies, make sure there are enough bulletins, space
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Caesar Trumps God
Good Friday leaves us with the impression that the world is broken and deep in pain. It appears that Caesar finally has trumped God…
From Table to Trial
Mark 14:17- 37 (12-72) As we continue in our Lenten series of looking at the last week of Jesus’ life, using primarily the gospel of Mark and the book, The Last Week, by Marcus Borg and John Crossan, today our theme is Maundy Thursday. One of the holiest days of the Christian calendar, a day
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A Costly Waste or a Priceless Gift?
Mark 14:1-11 It’s Wednesday of the week between Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and the disciples’ joyful pronouncement that God had raised him victorious over death and that he still lived among them. Today we call it Holy Week – Palm Sunday and Easter are the bookends. Our guides are Marcus Borg and John Dominic
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Simple Wisdom – Simple Truth
On Tuesday of Holy Week, Mark tells us of the continuing conflicts between the realm of God and the realm of Caesar.
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The Old Order is Passing
As we begin Lent and follow Jesus into Jerusalem, we must remember the conflict between the realm of God and teh realm of Caesar.
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Are There Dogs in Heaven?
Luke 15:11-32 One of the hardest questions I have ever been asked as a minister is, “Are there dogs in heaven?” It is a question that I am asked frequently although sometimes the query is phrased differently – like, “Will my cat be with God when it dies?” “Does God allow gerbils and fish in
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