Lent 4: Sight

John 9:1-41 This long story is notable for how Jesus disappears from sight—probably the longest passage in the Gospels where Jesus is not present! It

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Lent 3: Forgiveness

Forgiveness (Exodus 17:1-7) When Jesus tells the devil, “You shall not put the Lord your God to the test,” this event is what’s on his

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Lent 2: Calling

John 3:1-17 The Gospel of John tells different stories, and presents a different picture of Jesus, than the other Gospels. Scholars often say that John

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Lent 1: Temptation

Lent 1: Temptation (Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7) So much theology depends on interpretations of this story, that our first task must be to read what is

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I am Brilliant!

Does that sound arrogant?  But in the Gospel today, Jesus tells us that we are the light of the world, so it can’t be arrogant

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The Good News is….

While we contend with chili cook-offs and budgets, it might make sense to remember why we do all this, so here’s a summary: The Good

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Finishing Christmas

Before we put the Christmas decorations away, some thoughts on the last Christmas Story, the one about the wise men: I am struck by how

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Signs of the Kingdom

Matthew 11:2-11 Even the most confident can have doubts. That’s true at least in our Gospel reading where we find John the Baptist asking questions

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