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Not all at once
A sermon for Trinity Sunday “Jesus said to the disciples, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” (John 16:12) Jesus knew that we cannot handle everything at once. Jesus, in his mercy, … Continue reading
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Tagged #GunstoGardens, gun violence, Holy Spirit, Jesus, overwhelm, Trinity
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One/three/seven billion
It matters that we know a God who will not allow for isolation, or desolation, who does not disown God’s children, but who sets out time and again, through the prophets, through the wilderness, through the sacraments, through the Spirit to remind us that we are not only created in God’s image, but that God has committed Godself to us, irrevocably, unbreakably. Continue reading
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Holy Comforter
Do not be alarmed by her unpredictability. She knows what she is doing. She speaks your language. She knows your name. Continue reading
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Tagged climate, creation, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, terror, Trinity
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Trinity Sunday, 2015
I am not a maths person, per se. I am basically numerate: when I worked in the deli, I could make change without hesitation or error or the use of fancy modern electronics. But higher mathematics were not my area … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, born again, God, John 3:1-17, relationship, Romans 8:12-17, spirit of adoption, Trinity
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Trinity Sunday 2014
Trinity Sunday. In essence, it’s all about relationship. The relationship God has with us, the relationship we have with God, the relationship we have with one another. The whole three-in-one, one-in-three thing works well as a slogan but is famously … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, Gail R O'Day, Genesis, Karen Armstrong, religious pluralism, Trinity
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Trinity
Trinity (in preparation for Sunday) When the children were little, and they wouldn’t listen, they wouldn’t play nicely, or tidy their toys, or eat their greens, or let go of the poor cat’s tender tail, I would say, “I’ll count … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, children, counting, one, parenting, poetry, three, Trinity, Trinity Sunday
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