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What do they see?

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”” (John 13:34–35 ESV) When the world looks at the church, what do theyContinue reading “What do they see?”

A prayer for the season of Lent

I pray that we all would clean ourselves of all the unnecessary junk in our hearts and minds, sweep out the cobwebs and dust and dirt the clutters up our lives, and hand that lump of what is left of our lives over to the master potter, and allow him to spin us into theContinue reading “A prayer for the season of Lent”

Lent – Time for Some Cleaning!

For some winter is still a reality. It is cold and damp and snowy maybe, so to think about Spring cleaning is not for now. I mean we still have 2 weeks until Spring, and then it may not be worm enough to do cleaning. But today is Ash Wednesday. To day is the beginningContinue reading “Lent – Time for Some Cleaning!”

Carl – a Story from an email…

Carl was a quiet man. He didn’t talk much. He would always greet you with a big smile and a firm handshake. Even after living in our neighborhood for over 50 years, no one could really say they knew him very well. Before his retirement, he took the bus to work each morning. The lone sight ofContinue reading “Carl – a Story from an email…”

March 2011 Front Page

Jer. 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for wel- fare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (ESV) These are comforting words from Jeremiah. God has already planned out what is going to happen, and we get to tag along for theContinue reading “March 2011 Front Page”

The Soul of the Fisherman

I LIKE THIS AND I WONDER HOW MANY TIMES WE JUDGE PEOPLE BY THE WAY THEY LOOK AND NOT WHATS INSIDE OF THEM, HOPE YOU LIKE THIS AS MUCH AS I DID Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs roomsContinue reading “The Soul of the Fisherman”

SINGING WITH THE LUTHERANS by Garrison Keillor

I have made fun of Lutherans for years – who wouldn’t, if you lived in Minnesota ? But I have also sung with Lutherans, and that is one of the main joys of life, along with hot baths and fresh sweet corn. We make fun of Lutherans for their blandness, their excessive calm, their fear ofContinue reading “SINGING WITH THE LUTHERANS by Garrison Keillor”

Our Deepest Fear

Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamsonfrom A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I toContinue reading “Our Deepest Fear”

February 2011 Front Page

Matthew 4:21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 1 Corinthians 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of youContinue reading “February 2011 Front Page”

Identity Theft – Sermon from Baptism of our Lord.

Here is the Sermon I preached on January 9, 2011. It is entitled Identity Theft. I find it interesting that a couple days after this my wife and I received letters from our insurance company that someone had been let go because they had gotten into claim files with our names and important numbers without cause. They companyContinue reading “Identity Theft – Sermon from Baptism of our Lord.”