Moses
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With Unveiled Faces
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5 min read
Paul is not an anti-Semite. I think we should start there. When Paul argues that Moses put a veil over his face and all who hear him read are veiled: this should not be read as anti-semitic. Paul was Jewish. It is more like differentiation. While the other apostles were trying to figure out how…
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They Could Not Drink the Water
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6 min read
The Exodus story is a story of liberation. It is the the foundational story of the Hebrew people. It is also a troubling story of incompetence, arrogance and stupidity. A stubborn Pharaoh who, despite all the mounting evidence that the Hebrews are being protected, continues to press on. In other words, Pharaoh doubles down on what…
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I Will Be With You
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6 min read
I AM and the presence of GOD with us. I Will Be With You (Day 28 of A Simple Lent) | Saturday We take for granted that GOD is everywhere. But until GOD tells Moses to take a message to the people, to Pharaoh, to share the good news of liberation to the captive Israelites, and…
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The Blessed Community
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8 min read
Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount, and all of the saints a Homily for the Feast of All Saints | Text: Matthew 5:1-12 For us, this principal feast we call All Saints is not so much about honoring the dead, but honoring the community: the whole community: past and present and future. For honoring only our…
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Listen
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a Sermon for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany C Text: Luke 9:28-36 The Set-Up There was GOD. And GOD found a man who was special. A man who would make the world new. So GOD invited the man to go on a journey. The man did. This man was named Abram and would be…
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We Don’t Need a King
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3 min read
When the Hebrew people were captive in Egypt, GOD sent Moses to lead the people to liberation. When they had trouble listening to what GOD was telling them to do, the people were given laws on how to create a just society. When the people had trouble maintaining their society, GOD sent judges to lead…