Thomas Our Twin
He has been called “Doubting Thomas” in Christian tradition and popular imagination. The Gospel of John calls him “Thomas the twin”. Wouldn’t you have […]
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Peace in the Storm
John 20: 19-23, Philippians 4:4-7______________________ The empty tomb was not enough to end the storm. The forces arrayed against Jesus would be arrayed against […]
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When Easter Dawns, April 2020
I’ve been thinking this week about the dawning of Easter, that first dawning of Easter in the garden, and the dawning of Easter […]
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Holding On and Letting Go
This is my third Grace Not for Grace Baptist and Friends. It’s called Holding On and Letting Go. One of the hardest lessons […]
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Baptism as a Living Symbol of the Christian Life: Dying and Rising
This is the last of my Lenten sermons on Baptism as a Living Symbol of The Christian Life. I call it, Baptism: Dying and […]
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Comfort in the Storm
In today’s Grace Note, I want to talk about Comfort in the Storm I am thinking these days about what kind of comfort we […]
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The Common Weeping and Coronavirus
Our feelings are running amok these days. Anger, yes, fear, yes, and with good reason, but let them flow on through you, like a […]
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Baptism: A Living Symbol of the Christian Life- New Birth and New Creation, March 2020
Baptism is a living symbol of the Christian life. Two of its most important meanings are the New Birth and the New Creation. The first […]
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Baptism: A Living Symbol of the Christian Life- Anointing, Holy Spirit and Calling, March 2020
At baptism I lay hands on the ones being baptized as they come up out of the water. I offer them a prayer that is […]
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Baptism: A Living Symbol of the Christian Life- Belonging to A Family of Faith, The Body of Christ, March 2020
Jesus came not only to start a movement—a movement of the love of God and neighbor—he came to form a community, a family of faith, […]
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