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Motherhood and Mystery—A Sermon for Mother’s Day

This past week has been an unusual one. Preparing for the sermon has not been about deep exegesis, but deep participation. Kelly, apparently knowing full well that I was unprepared to preach for mother’s day—being a man who understands almost … Continue reading

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Excuses, Excuses

This week’s sermon is on the burning bush theophany, and the ensuing call of Moses and his remarkable dialogue with God.  One part I’m not going to spend much time on is the set of excuses that Moses offers as … Continue reading

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A Steward of God’s Grace to Whom?

Yesterday, in the senior adult Bible class, we were hacking on Ephesians 3 a little bit.  Such a dense piece of scripture! The section describes Paul’s identity in some interesting ways, and one of those in particular caught my attention. … Continue reading

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