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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: March 2013
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Sunday, March 31, 2013. Easter Sunday John 20 He is Risen! Every other Sunday is a rehearsal for this one. Every church should celebrate today. If they don't, then they don't get what this Christian stuff is all about. Bring out the loudest music. He is risen and we can't keep quiet. But seeing the cruci...
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: Easter 3 Walk to Emmaus Luke 24:13-49
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Easter 3 Walk to Emmaus Luke 24:13-49. A favorite passage for many reasons. And so very easy to preach. But sometimes the easy passages to preach become difficult as you have preached them so many times. Perhaps this will give you a few insights. Did he look different? PhD cand...
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: Should you pursue a PhD?
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Should you pursue a PhD? I am a PhD candidate in Church History/Theology. I am in my fourth year of study. I have 69,000 words out of 80,000 written on my thesis. I am attending a British university where the PhD is 100% research, no classes. Drafts, usually more. 6 Be humbl...
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: Ordinary 22 Proper 22 Matthew 7:13-14 The Two Paths Roads
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Saturday, November 8, 2014. Ordinary 22 Proper 22 Matthew 7:13-14 The Two Paths Roads. This passage is a short saying that people could easily remember. Jesus often used these. He speaks in opposites, in a parallel way. The text may be aligned in the following way. Enter through the narrow gate. Then too...
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: September 2013
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Wednesday, September 11, 2013. How to be a friend to someone suffering from depression. I am not a medical professional and I am not giving medical advice. Please see a health professional if you think you are depressed. I am simply someone who has fought depression for 13 years. But know that you cannot...
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: Easter 2B Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, I John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31 Doubt
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Easter 2B Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, I John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31 Doubt. Doubt is a part of faith but many evangelical denominations do not want to admit this. Yes, Jesus says blessed are those who do not see and yet believe, but how does he treat Thomas's doubt? PhD candidate, U...
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: November 2014
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Saturday, November 8, 2014. Ordinary 22 Proper 22 Matthew 7:13-14 The Two Paths Roads. This passage is a short saying that people could easily remember. Jesus often used these. He speaks in opposites, in a parallel way. The text may be aligned in the following way. Enter through the narrow gate. Then too...
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: January 2013
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Transfiguration Sunday C Luke 9:28-43 Psalm 99 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Exodus 34:29-35. And it was gone. Like the lightning flash. Again. Whatever it was, it made him sullen, silent, and sad. Why should the son of God be sad? God himself had thundered from heaven! I memorized mo...
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons: April 2014
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A Lectionary Garden of Thoughts and Sermons. Community arises when the sharing of pain takes place, not as a stifling form of self-complaint, but as a recognition of God's saving promises." Henri Nouwen. Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Easter 3 Walk to Emmaus Luke 24:13-49. A favorite passage for many reasons. And so very easy to preach. But sometimes the easy passages to preach become difficult as you have preached them so many times. Perhaps this will give you a few insights. Did he look different? Subscrib...
