Thursday, January 31, 2013

I'll Never Forget You

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Can a woman forget her nursing child,      or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget,      yet I will not ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Grumpy Pastor

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“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant      to raise up the tribes of Jacob      and to restore the survivors of Israel;...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Giving Offense

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"And they took offense at him."  That's what today's gospel says about the hometown folks when Jesus returns to Nazareth...
Monday, January 28, 2013

VIPs and Outcasts

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I've always loved today's story from Mark. (It gets picked up by Matthew and Luke as well.)  It's not the only place Mark brac...

Sermon video: What Sort of Good News?

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Others sermon videos available on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/revsledge
Sunday, January 27, 2013

Sermon: What Sort of Good News?

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Luke 4:14-21 What Sort of Good News? James Sledge                                                                    January 27, 201...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

A Little Ambiguity

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"The kingdom of God is as if... With what can we compare the kingdom of God?.. It is like..." Similarities and comparisons. Is t...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Holding onto Paradox and Contradiction

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I read Richard Rohr's daily meditation, and then I read the daily lectionary passages. Some days these compliment one another perfectl...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Sermon audio: Sign of Abundance

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Preached by Diane Walton Hendricks on January 20. Additional audios of sermons and worship can be found on church website.

Must Be Crazy

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Jesus' family tried to stop him, to drag him back home because folks were saying, "He has gone out of his mind."  So it says...
Sunday, January 20, 2013

Preaching Thoughts on a Non-Preaching Sunday

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Water into wine.  Even people who've never been to a church have probably heard about Jesus turning water into wine. It's a pretty...
Thursday, January 17, 2013

The Faith of Others

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I've always been both enticed and bothered by today's gospel reading, the story of a paralyzed man who is lowered through to roof ...