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Pope Francis
(a ministerial note to my congregation at the end of April, 2025) We survived Lent. We survived Holy Week. We survived Easter. There are so many people in the world who are not surviving. We see them daily, hear about … Continue reading
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Earth Day 2025
Happy Earth Day! I still remember the first Earth Day in 1970, when I was but a wee lad of 16 years, a sophomore in high school. It was a big event for our school, as many of us planted … Continue reading
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Mid-Week Lenten Thoughts from Jamie
A few more thoughts about Bible (a few more thoughts about the March 23, 2025, sermon) The Bible is a library, a written collection of how people understood God’s interaction with them in the world. Much of it is history: … Continue reading
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Lenten Weekly Devotions 2023
Instead of a daily devotion, our Lenten prayer time will be spent with a theme for the week based on the scripture for the sermon the Sunday at the end of the week: thus, the devotions will begin on Monday … Continue reading
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This Little Light of Mine
This past Sunday’s Gospel reading, Matthew 5: 13 – 16, talks simply about two things: salt and light. Being one who, along with his wife, watches salt levels constantly for health reasons, I decided to leave salt alone here as … Continue reading
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In Memoriam, David Crosby
Last Wednesday, January 18, a friend texted to say, “I guess you heard that David Crosby died today.” For some reason, I had not. I’ve been waiting for this one. For the past few years, Crosby has mentioned death in … Continue reading
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Resolutions
It’s that time of year again, when we are challenged to make new beginnings in a “new” year. I could write for pages on the illusion/delusion of time measurement, probably without making any kind of meaningful impact. Suffice it to … Continue reading
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Happy New Year
Staring into the face of a new year and glancing back at the most recent one to pass away always makes me a little nostalgic, and today I turn to some years ago, when I was regularly involved in the … Continue reading
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December 25, 2022, Christmas Day
Luke 2: 1 – 7 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their … Continue reading
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December 24, 2022, Christmas Eve
Luke 1: 46 – 55 (The Magnificat of Mary) Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant. Surely from now … Continue reading
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Does It Matter 