Thursday, April 29, 2010

Musings on the Daily Lectionary - Christianish

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I was glancing at my new Presbyterians Today magazine this morning, and I saw a review of the book Christianish: What If We're Not Real...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Musings on the Daily Lectionary - Obedience

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I've mentioned before how Christians, especially American Protestants, sometimes confuse "believing in Jesus" for faith. The ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Musings on the Daily Lectionary - Saltiness

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"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored?" So says Jesus in the Sermon ...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Musings on the Daily Lectionary - Kings

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The first line of both morning psalms speaks of God as king. Reading those lines likely shaped the way I read both the Exodus story about th...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Sermon Thoughts on a Non-preaching Sunday

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We Presbyterians have often been labeled "head" Christians, especially when it comes to our worship. Our faith sometimes seems to...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Musings on the Daily Lectionary - Commandments

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The 10 Commandments show up in today's Old Testament reading. They are hardly the only legal commands given to the Israelites in the wi...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Musings on the Daily Lectionary - Our Response

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Today's reading from Colossians speaks of how people who were once estranged from God, who used to live in ways contrary to God's de...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Musings on the Daily Lectionary - Repentence

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I've written previously about a huge study of the faith of young people in America, one that labeled that faith "Moralistic, Therap...
Monday, April 19, 2010

Sunday Sermon - "The Story Continues"

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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Sunday Sermon - "The Story Continues"

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April 18 sermon.mp3 John 21 comes after the gospel of John seems to have ended. Perhaps this story after the story has ended serves to u...

Sunday Sermon - "The Story Continues"

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Musings on the Daily Lectionary - Wrestling with Scripture

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Today's reading from 1 Peter is not one of my favorites, but it does raise interesting questions about how one handles Scripture. Some ...