Thursday, August 29, 2013

Gettysburg, Justice, and Lost Causes

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My wife and I just got back from a short vacation. It was just the sort of vacation I like, one without an itinerary. The day often got of...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Church Budgets and the Greatest Commandment

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Not yet in Virginia, but across the country, many students have already returned to school or college. Summer isn't officially over, b...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Doing Justice

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The Lord builds up Jerusalem;     he gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted,     and binds up their wounds.    Psalm...
Monday, August 19, 2013

Softening Jesus' Image

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Maybe I'm just in a phase, or perhaps a rut, but I keep bumping into images of Jesus and God that run counter the benign, sweet and ki...

Sermon video: Cardboard Jesus

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Audios of sermons and worship available on FCPC website .
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Sermon video: To Glorify God

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Sermon from from August 11. Audios of sermons and worship can be found on the FCPC website.

Sermon: Cardboard Jesus

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Luke 12:49-56 Cardboard Jesus James Sledge                                                      August 18, 2013 In your mind, wha...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

A Little Frightened of God

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The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice;      let the many coastlands be glad!   Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;     ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

The One Thing That's Needed

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The violence and bloodshed in Egypt today is horrific. The last report I saw spoke of chaos with nearly 300 deaths, a number that seems li...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Too Busy to Listen

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When I first began writing this blog, it grew out of my own spiritual practices. Reflections that came to me as I read the Daily Lectionar...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Libertarianism, Freedom, and Servanthood

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On today's Renovaré Facebook page, a status update included this quote from Martin Luther. "A Christian is a perfectly free lord ...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

Sermon: To Glorify God

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Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 (Luke 12:32-40) To Glorify God James Sledge                                                                       ...