Ascension
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Jesus Ascended
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4 min read
In Jesus Ascended, Scott Douglas explores Jesus’s Ascension – a theological concept Christians routinely profess and almost never think about.
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With the Communion of Saints
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8 min read
In the ascension, Jesus leaves the followers with the vision, mercy, and love to do the work they were already doing, always called to do. Easter 7A Acts 1:6-14, John 17:1-11 The book of Acts begins with an end. It begins at the end of Jesus’s earthly ministry and his return to God. Much like…
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When the Power Goes Out
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7 min read
The ascension is one of the most challenging stories for modern Christians to believe. And yet, it might be among the most important to hear.
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Ascension: The Third Wheel of Faith
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6 min read
Be honest. When it comes to Jesus and GOD and that metaphysical cocktail of intense love and monogamous boredom all shaken together then poured over the rocks of existential longing, you hear the death and resurrection as the whole story. For us, it isn’t Romeo and Juliet, it is Crucifixion and Empty Tomb. That is the…
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a Homily for Easter 7A Text: John 17:1-11 Being Left Behind It needs to be stated for the record that in our liturgical calendar, Jesus has already ascended. We celebrated the Ascension on Thursday night. So having Jesus talking about going away this morning is kind of weird. Especially since this is Jesus talking…
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Why I’m preaching Easter 7 (and nothing else)
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2 min read
This week there are no doubt many preachers trying to figure out how to deal with Sunday. It is the Seventh Sunday of Easter. It also happens to be two other things: the Sunday after the Ascension and Mother’s Day. To the church, it is Easter 7. This isn’t to say that people in church…