Tuesday, March 13, 2012

CEB review

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Ken Collins has run one of the best Christian websites for years now; his site is filled with fine resources and challenging thoughts. I v...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

RIP Davy Jones

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Thanking God today for the musical & comedic legacy of Davy Jones (1945-2012).

Giving Up for Lent...

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Jukebox Hero

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When one is growing up, one dreams of all manners of futures. There were moments in my young life when I thought of becoming a doctor, a mis...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Doxology for Advent & Christmas

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To the tune of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, on every hill and coast! "Prais...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Something to ponder in light of the Call to Action...

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"In the end, the church cannot endure without a body of systematic and coherent doctrine. This was not the problem Wesley faced two ce...
Monday, September 05, 2011

Labor Day 2011: Prayer for the Unemployed

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Heavenly Father, we remember before you those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work. Guide the people of this land so to use our p...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

What is doctrine?

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"Christian doctrine is unique in that it is an intellectual response to the historical activity and revelatory disclosure of God. Doctr...
Sunday, June 19, 2011

Trinity Sunday 2011

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"Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth: Set up your kingdom in our midst. "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God: Have mer...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Western PA Annual Conference 2011 in Review

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We had a fine Annual Conference last week. From June 9-12, the people called United Methodist in western Pennsylvania gathered at Grove City...
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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter 2011

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"After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. "There was ...
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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Palm Sunday 2011

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"A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds ...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

On the Lenten Lectionary

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"The temptation for this Sunday and the next several Sundays will be to omit readings and/or to shorten the lengthy gospel readings. Re...
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Devil in Disguise

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"...the Spirit led Jesus up into the wilderness so that the devil might tempt him. After Jesus had fasted for forty days and forty nigh...
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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Simeon the Buzzkill

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"Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, 'This boy is assigned to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel...
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Advent Blog Tour 2010

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The season of Advent is underway, a holy time of year in which the Church prepares herself for the celebration of Christmas. Advent is a wo...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Prayer on Election Day

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Lord God of all creation, you rule and judge all nations; you scatter the arrogant of mind and heart; you cast down rulers from their throne...
Friday, October 29, 2010

Why Christians Should Celebrate Halloween, Part 3: Racism & Incarnational Ministry

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It's hard to believe in 2010, but there once was in the United States a tremendous amount of racist energy directed at people of Scotti...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

Why Christians Should Celebrate Halloween, Part 2: The Lordship of Christ & Colossians 2

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"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic princi...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Why Christians Should Celebrate Halloween, Part 1: A Holiday History

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In ancient times, a grand celebration was held to remember the coming of salvation into the world. A god had been born as a human baby, enfl...