Tag: prayer
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BOOK ‘EM
I don’t know how many books are in my library. I know I have many. Once there was a man who was doing community service at our church, but he couldn’t really do anything because of physical problems. So, I gave him a legal pad and a pen and told him to write down every…
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A LENTEN PRAYER
Dear Lord, I think we are about half-way through Lent. It certainly feels like this year Lent will never end. I can’t wait for Easter. Part of my anticipation of Easter is because I love celebrating the Resurrection. But, if I may be honest for a moment, a big part of it is that Lent…
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ABUSING THE HOLY
This Sunday I finish a sermon series on the Ark of the Covenant titled “Relic or Relevant: The Ark Adventures.” I have had a blast preaching it, especially since one of my friends built a replica and put it in the worship center! I am posting a section of an earlier sermon, from two weeks…
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ANGER MIS-MANAGEMENT
This morning I was reading from Pastoral Care by St. Gregory the Great. Gregory is one of my favorites because he writes for pastors in a voice and with a genuine concern that speaks across the centuries from his office in Middle Ages Rome to my office in third millennia West Coast America. His words…