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The Stones Themselves Will Shout – Our Faith, Our Call, Our Neighbors
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It’s funny, I normally write my blog posts more than a week in advance, but because of Bishop’s Convocation last week I am a bit behind, which meant that I would be writing my post for today, actually on the day. And […]
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Pastor on Retreat – Keeping the Sabbath
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Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. ~Exodus 20:8-9 You would think as a pastor I would be really […]
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Epiphany – Opening our Eyes to God
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When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. ~Matthew 2:10 The liturgical (church) season has changed once again. We are out of Advent, out of Christmas, and into the season of Epiphany. This is one of those few […]
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Pastor Explains – Why I Wear the Collar
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the clerical collar I wear these last few months while at Bethany Lutheran. Before I was called to be the pastor here, I rarely wore my clerical collar, mostly because of the contexts I was in. […]
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A Revelation New Year
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And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death […]
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Pastor Explains – Why are the Christmas Decorations Still Up?
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So as I write this post, I am preparing for Christmas. I have let our maintenance crew, as well as the congregation, know that we will not be taking down Christmas decorations until January 12th. So my hope is, that when this […]
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Sing for Joy and for Sadness
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O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. ~Psalm 96:1 One of my favorite things about this season is the music. During the month before Christmas we sing songs that point to the coming of our […]
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Advent 3 – Looking for Joy
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Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. ~Isaiah 35:5-6 When I was younger I never thought […]
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Advent! What’s with all the blue?
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This last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent – the season leading up to the celebration of Christmas. And it’s always funny to me, because as my hair changes with the banners and the stoles, inevitably someone asks me – “Wait, […]