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How Do I Know What God Wants Me to Do?
“How Do I Know What God Wants Me to Do?” Luke 4: 1-13 First Sunday in Lent February 21, 2010 Luke 4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the...
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The Discipline of Sausages
This coming Wednesday is Ash Wednesday. At the 12:30 service that day, we will gather for prayer and song to mark the beginning of Lent. Every Lent, my quirky friend, Stan, who had a Ph.D. in...
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Prayers of the People Second Sunday in Lent March 20, 2011 God of Holy Mystery, God of Love, God of the Hidden Heart, we pray to you. We bow our heads before you, humbled by the news of the past...
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What Language Shall I Borrow?
Every Christmas, people approach me to request that their favorite carol or Advent hymn be sung in worship. They banter with me about the merits of “O Little Town in Bethlehem” versus “Hark the Herald...
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In the Desert
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a...
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How Was Your Day?
I recently saw a rerun of the film “Bruce Almighty.” I enjoyed it. The premise of this Jim Carrey comedy is theologically interesting: What would you do if you had God’s powers? One of the first things...
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So Amazing, So Divine (Reprise)
Maundy Thursday, 2013 My favorite hymn writer is Isaac Watts. Watts, a teacher, poet and pastor of meager estate, wrote over 750 hymns while serving a small London parish in the early 1700’s. His...
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A Prayer for Help and Healing
Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer. Holy God, Blessed Comforter, we bow our heads before you. We yearn to push worries aside to focus on you, to talk with you, but it is difficult. So difficult. We...
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Fast with Us?
Fasting begets prophets and strengthens the strong. Fasting makes lawgivers wise; it is the soul’s safeguard, the body’s trusted comrade, the armor of the champion, the training of the athlete....
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On the Move
Aslan is on the move. The Witch’s magic is weakening… All around them, though out of sight, there were streams chattering, bubbling, splashing and even (in the distance) roaring. And his heart gave a...
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Temperance — Virtue #4
A few years ago, the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns turned his attention to a fascinating thread in the tapestry of American history: Prohibition. With an eye for quirky characters and an...
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Wow
On August nights, I sit on a bench by Ojibway Lake, a mile or so from the Canadian border in northern Minnesota. A soft breeze keeps mosquitoes away. I lean back and look up. The vast, winking dome of...
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