storytelling
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The Biggest Day
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4 min read
Preaching on Easter is both simple and difficult. Precisely because everything about it is supposed to be normal.
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Living into the consequence of living
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8 min read
In the John the Baptizer, we encounter the very revelation of God. An encounter we have to recognize is also with us.
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Promise
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2 min read
We must begin at the beginning. The Bible begins with five books we call the Pentateuch. Their importance to the faith cannot be overstated. Getting to know this story is essential to understanding what happens next. Reading the Pentateuch is tricky when we’re already convinced that its contents are holy, and dare we say, perfect.…
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Christmas Stories
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7 min read
We expect our Christmas stories to be full of joy. But they often only end that way. How we get there is how we find grace.
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Nobodies
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8 min read
In calling his first disciples to fish for people, Jesus knows they can’t do that from where they are. But he has already chosen them for who they are. Jesus calls these particular nobodies to give up everythingEpiphany 3B | Mark 1:14-20 Most stories have great opening lines. “If you are interested in stories with…
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The Story of Easter
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8 min read
This is a big story. A story dealing with life and death and even the very idea of life itself. A story of escape and narrow victory. A story of perseverance and redemption. And in the end, we find new hope and new life. A story of a man who wasn’t just a man dying…