Poverty
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Our work just got harder
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I didn’t watch the returns Tuesday. My excuse was that we don’t have cable. But really, it was because I was afraid. I hadn’t processed what would happen if Trump won, but something told me…I don’t know. Maybe not. I didn’t check until after 9. I listened to Slate’s live feed. And I heard it…
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This is the shift
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We are shifting toward enlightenment. Not The Enlightenment, for we are leaving much of that behind. But a certain enlightened view of the world that is more than logic and rational, ideological and fearful, more than cynical and compassionate. We’re moving toward being real and being forgiving. I know this sounds pie in the sky…
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Here Am I
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Mary does not sing of false humility, but describes her response to the very character of GOD. That her very soul reveals GOD, her spirit (not just her mind) rejoices, for GOD’s favor has come to the poor, not the powerful. She is proof of who GOD is and who GOD favors.
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Being Where GOD Will Be
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That is our certainty. It is found being where GOD is. Where GOD says GOD will be. It isn’t found in our stated beliefs or creeds or political affiliation or what our Sunday School teachers taught us about GOD: it is about how we treat the powerless and the defenseless.
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An Easter Sermon
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a Homily for Easter Text: John 20:1-18 The Recap I know that many of you were unable to attend the many parts of Holy Week and so missed the opportunity to know what we are actually celebrating this morning. So here’s a brief recap. On Sunday, Jesus, surrounded by a great crowd, arrives in Jerusalem.…
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Those of us who live in the north are reminded this time of year to put together an emergency kit. We put in a flashlight, hand warmers, something to kneel on, jumper cables, and more into a box that we keep in the trunk for the next few months. Because we never know when…