Sunday, September 08, 2013

Prayer for Peace in Syria

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Lord Jesus Christ, you are the way of peace. Come into the brokenness of our lives & our land with your healing love. Help us to be will...
Thursday, November 01, 2012

Election Day Communion

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"I appeal to you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you… F...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Prayer after Violence in Libya & Egypt

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O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the ...
Wednesday, September 05, 2012

NFL Picks 2012

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AFC: Division winners: Patriots, Steelers, Texans, Broncos Wildcards: Ravens, Chiefs Championship: Broncos vs Patriots NFC: Divisio...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Themes of General Conference 2012

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* The rise in influence & power of the Central Conferences makes the UMC a truly global church... finally. * The great mistrust in t...
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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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