Suffering companions
Job 3:1-10 Job 4:1-9 Job 7:11-21 I wasn’t really sure I wanted to wade into Job’s life this summer. As if we haven't got enough suffering...
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Apr 19, 20207 min read
More Than Merely Waiting...
Acts 1:1-14 Last week, Easter, we heard the story of women going to Jesus’ tomb to anoint his dead body, only to discover it missing and,...
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Apr 12, 20207 min read
They Said Nothing, For They Were Afraid
Of all the four Gospel tellings of Jesus’ resurrection, I find that Mark’s is the one I least want to be stuck with. And now to be given...
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Mar 29, 20206 min read
Crashing Temples & Birth Pangs
Mark 13:1-8, Narrative Lectionary, March 29, 2020 As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what...
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Mar 27, 202010 min read
Storms, Demons & Death
Mark 4:35-41; Mark 5:1-20; Mark 5:21-45 This is a hard age to be alive in. We hear of wars and rumors of wars—some of those whispers are...
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Jan 15, 20201 min read
Why We Gather
I’ve been thinking lately about why we gather in one place at a specific time to worship (Sunday mornings in our auditorium) and thought...
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Englewood ByLines
Jan 14, 20201 min read
How We Walk
Kip and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Italy this fall. Here's a short reflection I wrote one afternoon: Today as we sat in...
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Englewood ByLines
Dec 22, 20191 min read
Magnificat Lullaby
Magnificat Lullaby
Or Lullaby for Kingdom Come
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Englewood ByLines
Dec 15, 20195 min read
holy spirit conceived
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I personally don’t ever remember an angel showing up to deliver an important message to me....
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Dec 1, 20194 min read
Advent begins in the Dark
In the mid-2000s, our family lived in northwest Kenya, among the Turkana people. That part of the world is arid semi-desert, filled with...
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Aug 28, 20194 min read
Singing in the Dead of Night
Road to Hell There’s no curtain to raise on the small stage in the Walter Kerr Theatre off of Times Square, but Hermes the narrator, our...
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Englewood ByLines
Aug 22, 20191 min read
Englewood ByLines
Greetings! As a member and pastor at Englewood Christian Church, I often have the opportunity to reflect on scripture and the way that it...
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