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God’s Remarkable Sorting Hat
On the fourth Sunday in Lent, we hear from Scripture two stories about the people God chooses. In our Scripture from 1 Samuel, we hear the story of David’s anointing by Saul; in our Gospel, we encounter the familiar story of the blind man who is healed by Jesus, whose words have been immortalized…
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Who Lost the Sheep?
This morning my family worshipped at a friend’s church, Oak Lane Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA. We were honored, during that service, to be present as the church welcomed back a member who had been gone from the community for a long time. Now, I happen to be friends with the pastor, and he has…
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What does it mean to follow Christ?
At the church that I serve here in the city of brotherly love, we recently embarked on a summer sermon series that focuses on some of the smaller and lesser known letters in the New Testament canon. Beginning with the letter to the Hebrews (yes, I know, Hebrews isn’t exactly a “small” letter. So sue…
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A thought on ministry
I remember when I first felt the tug to enter ministry. I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and somehow the pastor from my church convinced me and then my parents that I should be allowed to attend the Presbyterian Youth Triennium in Indiana. And so somehow I found myself on a plane, and…
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New Website
After a year of work, and thanks to collaboration with Pokayoke Designs, the church I serve has a new website: so excited to officially introduce Belvidere Presbyterian Church’s Official Website!
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Baby Project #1
This morning I finally finished the hem on a baby quilt that I have been working on… this is my first complete quilt (the queen size still needs to be quilted and hemmed and is waiting for me to complete some of these other projects). I am quite proud of this–it is far from perfect,…
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99!
Last nighty hubby and I were surprised to discover that we have reached the double digits in terms of expected days until baby. At 26 weeks, I am starting to feel pretty darn pregnant, and am also beginning to relate a bit more to my sis-in-law’s experience around this time that “time is running out!”…
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To Be Holy: A Parable
The following is a narrative sermon which borrows heavily for Salman Rushdie’s new novel, “Luka and the Fire of Life.” An excellent novel, and I highly recommend it. (newsflash: it is much better than my edited version of it below!) Sermon Texts: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Matthew 5:38-48 There once was a young boy named Luka. …
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Seeing is Believing
Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his…
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40: in the Wilderness
Lately, my mind has been wandering to the desert experience of the Israelites, the story of God’s people, their search for a land and for an identity in the midst of great turmoil and unknown. I have found myself resonating with the questions: Why are we here? What will happen to us when this is…
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