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The Sin of Omission
Matthew 25:14-30 The Parable of the Three Servants “At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there was a man who was about to leave home on a trip; he called his servants and put them in charge of his property. He gave to each one according to his ability: to…
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The Story We Tell
It was such an inspiring story. In the mid-nineties, an American medic hikes down the mountain after failing to summit K2, the second tallest mountain in the world. On his way down, he gets lost, and ultimately finds himself in a small, remote village in Pakistan, where he is welcomed by the villagers and cared…
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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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