The readings for April 8th are: Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, and John 20:19-31
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Unity in Diversity (Second Sunday of Easter 4/8)
Before we get to the main theme for this morning I want to address the Gospel reading briefly. The story that is told is about Jesus appearing to the disciples following his resurrection, specifically when he appeared to Thomas following his expressions of doubt. Thomas has become known as “Doubting Thomas.” No exactly the most …
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Does the Old Testament Matter?
Does the Old Testament even matter anymore? Naturally, the immediate response is, “yes, of course!” Intellectually there is no question that the Old Testament still matters, but practically is the answer the same? If we use the church as our source of perspective to answer this question, it seems that the Old Testament does not …
Palm Sunday
A revolution was in the air. Jesus had been ministering for three years; teaching, healing the sick, having conversations about the kingdom of God with people who normally wouldn’t be included in those conversations, welcoming the poor, the outcasts, the marginalized into a relationship with him and God. And Jesus had condemned many of the …
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Jeremiah 31:31-34 When I was researching the psalms of lament for a paper that I was writing I came across a few quotes that struck me as being quite profound. They are from two very different sources but I think they hold together. In his preface to the book of Psalms, Martin Luther wrote, “For …
Second Sunday in Lent
Lent. Growing up, my family didn’t practice observing it, in fact, I don’t know if I ever even heard it talked about. So at first it felt weird. I intellectually got the “whys”, but it just didn’t fit comfortably. I had gone all this time not observing it, so why start? Recently, that is beginning …
The First Sunday in Lent
From an early age my theology, my understanding of God and the Bible was deeply and intimately informed by an animated cucumber and tomato. My summers were inundated with Veggietales. At the camp I went to we spent the last night of the week having a movie night and we always watched a Veggietales movie. …
