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Christmas List

Advent 4B   Luke 1:39-55 O dawn of the east, brightness of light eternal, and sun of justice: come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen Christmas is, pretty much, upon us. So, what’s under your Christmas tree and what’s on your list for this year? So often…

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Point to the Light

Advent 3B Isaiah61:1-4,8-11  John 1:6-8,19-28 You can tell it is getting closer to Christmas when Rudolph and Frosty are on TV and the number of super sale, discount, 4 hour only, free shipping emails increases to one every ten minutes. In the church, we know that Christmas is almost here when John the Baptist comes…

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Preparations

Advent 2B   Isaiah 40:1-11  2 Peter3:8-15a  Mark 1:1-8 Prepare the way of the Lord! Prepare! What on earth does that mean? I feel like we should all be scrambling around making something or cleaning something, but I’m not sure what. Every time I hear that word “prepare” associated with the church, I think about a…

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King of the Universe

Christ the King Sunday Year A   Matthew 25:31-46 Baruch ata adoni elohenu, melek ha olam. Blessed are you o Lord our God, King of the Universe. Let us rejoice this day, for today is Christ the King Sunday. It is the day when we celebrate and commemorate the one true king, the king of the…

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We End Where We Begin

Each year on the Sunday before Christ the King, I preach a sermon that incorporates the changing seasons and the changing church seasons. It is based on a poem (probably too long) I wrote some years ago and continue to refine. In its fullest form, it can be found here. In late November every year, I…

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