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At This Table

8/11/2024

 

A Plumbline Set Among Us

7/14/2024

 

The Center Will Hold

6/2/2024

 

You Belong

3/17/2024

 

Ash Wednesday

2/14/2024

 

Comfort My People

12/10/2023

 

Love Thy Neighbor

10/29/2023

 

Walking On Water

9/9/2023

 

On the Edge: Through the Noise

2/8/2022

 
“He passed through the midst of them and went on his way.”
 
“Without love, I am a Noisy Gong or a Clanging Cymbal.”
 
As I prayed with this text, I imagine Jesus—perched on the edge of a cliff—facing an angry mob of his family and friends—the people from his hometown—about to be hurled off the cliff—except the angry mob—the people—have become literal cymbals and gongs--
 
A mob of animated percussion instruments creating noise vile and violent enough to hurl Jesus from the cliff.

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Keeping The Feast: It. Is. Good.

1/16/2022

 
The Wedding Feast at Cana--
 
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We can easily imagine this wedding—either from weddings we’ve known in our own lives or from movies and stories of other weddings--
 
Families and Friends rejoicing in the good fortune of the happy couple to have found each other and fallen in love--
 
A joyful celebration with food and music and dancing--
 
And wine--
 
Importantly, at the time of Jesus, no wedding feast was complete without wine. 

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