Everyone is called by God. Especially you!

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I have been thinking lately about what people need from the Church. Not people in general but people who live in our neighborhood.

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Jesus wept. And so do we in the aftermath of the senseless death of innocent children. May we never not weep in response to the aftermath of such evil.

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What good news do we have to share? And what good news do our neighbors need? This is the question that seizes me as I think of Paul and Silas’ journey (and all of the other disciples spreading good news in those early days) in spreading the news of the gospel.

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I think eternal life speaks to the reality that our words and our deeds echo outwards. Every person we help. Every donation we make to charity. Every time we get involved with a justice issue.… Echoes! Ripples!

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I am angry because well-intentioned Christians are misled by charismatic preachers into traps of moral absolutism that leave decency and human reason behind.

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In both the joys and the pains of this roller coaster it seems life is, Paul reminds me personally that there is a thread that goes through everything--a strand of constancy that weaves itself in our victories and in our losses. Love!

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How can our faith and our church create a space where everyone’s doubt is welcome?

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This year, I feel pretty distracted from the "celebration" of Easter. I find myself more in a chaotic emotional place for many reasons. But I do know one thing that is universally true, on Easter and all days: God is with me, I am not alone.

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The promises we believe in often shape what our expectations of the future will be. And on Palm Sunday, when we tell the familiar story of Jesus' "triumphant" entry into Jerusalem, we also can consider that the people of Jerusalem had their own expectations of fulfilled promises.

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Jesus reminds us that the massive tree or fully leavened bread being a glimpse of God's kin-dom here on earth didn't just appear magically--they started small.

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Is our justice system only capable of condemnation and punishment? Or can people who transgress actually be saved--rehabilitated and restored?

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What if we flipped the story of Adam and Eve leaving the garden of Eden on its head?

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This story of Adam and Eve in the garden is a challenging one to take in if we really read between the lines.

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If we come from the dirt, and have had life breathed into us by God--how can that lead us to not abuse the air and the land that sustain us today?

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What animates you? Where is the Holy Spirit blooming within you as holy and sacred energy?

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Imagine your church telling you that a priestly error has annulled your marriage! Words matter. But in the case of Peter resurrecting Tabitha—words also have power.

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1 Kings 17:8-16
Even the food rations of refugees can have unexpected abundance.

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John 2:1-12
Perhaps the first of Jesus' miracles in the gospel of John could remind us just how important joy and fun is alongside the vital work and witnessing of suffering our faith calls us into.

There are two genealogies of Jesus found in scripture: one in Matthew (Matthew 1:1-16) and one in Luke (Luke 3:21-38). With dueling genealogies, the authors of Luke and Matthew paint their own unique picture on who they believed Jesus was.

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