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2022/01/16

Miracles and/or gifts?

So what would you rather have a gift or the ability to perform miracles? It is a peculiar question to be sure but there is a reason to ask it. The New Testament readings in the Lectionary this week are the very well-known story of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding—a miracle—and Paul […]

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2021/12/19

Love is why love wins

Love is the theme of the fourth Sunday of Advent. As I was thinking about what to say this week, a book title kept coming back to me, namely, Love Wins by Rob Bell. I’m not here to spend much time on Bell’s thesis but rather as I was drawn to why God would want […]

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2019/12/22

Love isn’t always where you expect it

Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the last Sunday before Christmas. The last candle lit is the Love candle. I have only one question, why are the Lectionary selections for this Sunday: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Isaiah 7:10-16; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25? Look them up and see where all the “love” is in them. Go […]

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