Month: May 2015
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From Where God Sits
Most Holy Trinity Several years ago, a little girl asked if she could sit in my chair. I took her hand and we walked up the steps. As she sat, she slowly surveyed the empty church from her perch, and very seriously made the profound observation, “So this is what God sees.” Every weekend, I […]
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Birthday Self-Examination
Pentecost The annual Feast of Pentecost sets the bar high for many of us. On this day there is a lot of excitement and running around. It is after all, the birthday of the church. And birthdays are special because they happen but once a year. Birthdays force us to pause, if only to look […]
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When is the Time Right? Will I be Ready?
Ascension of the Lord People ask me the question now and again, “How will I know when the time is right? And will I be ready?” I give them an answer I’ve heard other people give, “You’ll just know when the time is right. And if you’re not ready, you have to be honest with […]
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You Have Already Been Pruned
Fifth Sunday of Easter Each of us has known our fair share of hardship, suffering and affliction. Some have experienced dreadful setbacks, relapses, and even defeat in the struggle against our own demons, against illness, and physical limitations, against natural disasters, and against consequences of our own bad judgment and bad choices. We have known […]
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