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I See You

posted on Aug 15, 2011

She came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, help me." He answered, "It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." Then Jesus an...
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Esau's Blunder

posted on Jul 11, 2011

And so, Esau despized his birthright.Genesis 25:34"I am going to another church.""But why?" I asked. "Why are you leaving?""I just went to a Bible study and felt that God wanted me to go…"And so the conversation goes. I find it so hard when some...
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Freedom

posted on Jul 4, 2011

One hundred and forty-eight years ago today, soldiers from this country fought against one another at the Battle of Gettysburg. On July 3rd of that year, the Confederate army charged the Union army on Cemetery Ridge in what would become known as P...
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Trinity

posted on Jun 20, 2011

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was without form and void, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while the Spirit of God moved over the waters.This is the very first sentence of the Bible. And already w...
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Are We There Yet?

posted on Jun 6, 2011

It took one hour to get from my childhood home in New Haven , Connecticut to Salem, where we got to see my cousins. One hour. And yet, it seemed like a lifetime. I remember vividly sitting in the backseat, fighting with my little brother and askin...
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Sheep

posted on May 16, 2011

This past Friday night, the Baccalaureate service for Episcopal High was held at the Cathedral. The procession was very long, with well over a hundred seniors, faculty, Board of Trustees, Administration and clergy. Most of the seniors sat in the f...
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Slow of Heart

posted on May 9, 2011

Did not our hearts burn within us as he walked with us on the road, as he opened the Scriptures to us? The Gospel of LukeWhen the two disciples were on the road to Emmaus, they were processing. So much had happened in the past week and they needed...
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The Story of Peter

posted on May 2, 2011

What happened to Peter? Peter, my favorite disciple, went from being the one who always put his foot in his mouth to preaching an incredible sermon about Jesus in front of a huge crowd. What happened to Peter?I know that Peter loved Jesus. We know...
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Being Found

posted on Apr 25, 2011

There was a little girl whose name was TANYA. It was a gorgeous autumn day and she was biking in her neighborhood. She loved racing down the sidewalks and watching the leaves fall, sometimes almost in her face. The air was crisp, the kind of chill...
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THE QUESTION: Is God punishing me?

posted on Apr 4, 2011

I call it THE QUESTION. I give it a title because I am asked THE QUESTION a lot, at least once a week. It comes in many forms, but it is always the same question. Whenever someone in the church falls ill or someone dies without warning, suddenly, ...
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