 Above painting: The Last Supper by Fritz von Uhde  (1886) —————    During his Last Supper with the disciples, on the night before he died on the cross, Jesus passed around some bread and wine, told the disciples it was his body and blood, and said it was given for the forgiveness of their […]
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     (…continued) We could talk about the purpose of the church and the Biblical theology of worship and how there is something in all humans that reaches out for something beyond themselves, and all that. But worship is, at its center, simply a weekly remembrance of God. Is church the only
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Marvin Gaye’s 1968 song “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” is #80 on Rolling Stone magazine’s top 500 hits of all time. Jesus also had something to say about grapevines, and I will get to that after the song. ———- NOTE TO READER: For the best format to display each day’s meditation, always click on
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   (…continued) Pastor and author Max Lucado tells the story of being on an airplane one time, when the weather was bad and the flight became very turbulent. The excessive turbulence and bouncing up and down and from side to side made most folks more than a little nervous. There wasn’t much moving around
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Pictured above: The Jordan River in the Judean Wilderness. ——————————– Mark 1:1-8 — The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; a voice of one calling in the
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Adapted from Dr. Walter Sundberg’s chapel sermon, March 12, 2008, at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota    The United States has been and still is a nation of immigrants, and millions of these new arrivals want to learn the language of their new country.  Thus, there is a great need for ESL (English as
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By Rev. William Willimon, Pulpit Resource, First Quarter, 2009, page. 12 Â Â Â I have met a number of parents who have gotten the notion that, while parents should train their children in academic and vocational skills, they should not “impose” ethical or religious values upon their children. Â “We simply tell our children what we
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   (…continued)  “Be on guard, be alert,” says Jesus, “for you do not know when that time will come… what I say to you I say to everyone– Watch!”  Jesus is referring here to that time when he will come again.  In the Bible we read of Jesus’ first coming.  In Jesus, God was
   For years Mick has smoked three packs of cigarettes a day.  Now, when he comes up the basement stairs he has to stop and catch his breath even though he is not yet fifty years old.  He wants to quit smoking and he is angry with himself that he cannot.  He’s mad at
   (…continued; by Dorothy Fortenberry) I do not find religion to be comforting in the way that I think nonreligious people mean it.  I do not believe that everything in my life will necessarily be all right and I do not believe that everything happens for a reason.  I believe that whatever kind of
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