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2019/11/10

God of the living

Today was Remembrance Sunday, at least for us. There a a lot of ways one can go with Remembrance Sunday, it is complicated when it coincides with Remembrance Day but there are some givens regardless of the calendar date.  We observed two minutes of silence, which is a very long time for most of us. […]

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2015/11/08

Remembrance Day is coming

Remembrance Day is on its way and, as it the pattern with the two churches I preach at, that makes today Remembrance Sunday. I can imagine some of you wondering why I, of all people, would do anything special or different for the last Sunday before Remembrance Day. I can imagine the questions: “Wait. Aren’t […]

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2013/11/10

Remembrance Sunday

It is that time of the year again, a time to remember. But a time to remember what? Is this a time to remember and glorify war? A time to remember and glorify peace? A time to remember and grieve? A time to remember and celebrate? I have heard all of those and many more […]

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