Thoughts and Prayers
When Jesus is asked where his authority comes from, he answers with a parable about two sons and how they respond the their father’s will. In life, we have choices, and one is whether we will be the first son in the story or the second.
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Grace Under Fire
Do we get angry when God loves others as much as God loves us? I think we do.
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Good from Evil/Infinite Mercy
Everyone has been hurt and not everyone deserves forgiveness. Here in the scriptures, Jesus explains the extent to which we should forgive with an illustration about how even the forgiven tend to hold grudges. And that’s us. We are the forgiven. So how and what should we forgive and how far does it go?
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Excommunication
The practice of Church Discipline is in the bible. But do we do it? What does Jesus say about it and what does it mean for us today in a world so different from when it was first discussed?
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Called to hate some things
Cling to what is good. Love without a mask. Be authentic. Be open. Love the unlovable. Be a friend to have friends. Hate what (not who) is evil. Live as much as it depends upon you, in peace.
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Message: Spirit and Truth
“The Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, or the Eucharist is eating bread and drinking wine in remembrance of Christ’s body broken and his blood shed for us, in anticipation of his joyous return. The cup is sharing in Christ’s blood and the bread is a sharing in his body. The real presence of Christ does not come through some change in the bread and wine (as the Lutherans and Catholics believe) or through Christ being in or under the elements, but rather we are lifted up into the presence of Christ by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit.” This is Calvin’s view of this sacrament. This understanding of communion is known as Spiritual presence.
Catechism for Today: Question 8
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Who do the people closest to Jesus try to exclude?
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Message: “Walking on Water”
God sometimes sends us into the storm that he will later save us from. We are called to obedience, but obedience does not mean easy. When we falter, all we need is a mustard seed size of faith or to pray, I believe, to help my unbelief. And when we reach out, Jesus takes our hand and lifts us up.
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Just what is happening at the famous feeding of the 5000? More importantly, what does it mean, and what does it mean for us and those around us?
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