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The Word on Our Words

PSALM 19:1-14 / SECOND READING JAMES 3:1-12   1The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. 2Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. 3There is no speech, nor are there words; … Continue reading

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To Whom Can We Go?

FIRST READING 1 KINGS 8:(1, 6, 10-11) 22-30 / GOSPEL JOHN 6:56-69 Ah – the wisdom of Solomon. Remember that his father David wanted to build God a beautiful house, saying to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a … Continue reading

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Partaking of The Word Made Flesh

FIRST READING 1 KINGS 2:10-12, 3:3-14 /  GOSPEL JOHN 6:51-58 Of ALL the things that Solomon could have asked for . . . he asks for nothing more than the wisdom to be able to discern good and evil, that … Continue reading

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Thou Shall Not Hate

FIRST READING JAMES 1:17-27/ GOSPEL MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23  Watching the tragic events unfold at Smith Mountain Lake, in which two of our local television reporters were gunned down in cold blood by a deranged former co-worker, was heart bruising and … Continue reading

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God’s Got It All

One can only assume at the time of today’s Old Testament reading that things must have been going pretty well for Israel. As David has apparently become so jaded by his and Israel’s God-ordained string of successes that he is … Continue reading

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 Tangled Up in The Trinity

  One Glenn Davis writes: God is three persons, each person is fully God, and there is one God. Three distinct individuals / persons, each with all of the full attributes of the Godhead, yet one in essence/substance. Each person … Continue reading

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Where Did Jesus Go?

Isaiah 53: 1-6 / John 14: 1-6 I have to confess that I have had a good time with Todd’s name for this event “The Jesus Explosion!” It’s an ear catcher to be sure and of course Todd’s use of the … Continue reading

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The Perfect Power of Weakness

FIRST READING 2 SAMUEL 5:1-5, 9-10 SECOND READING 2 CORINTHIANS 12:2-10  Our first reading this morning from I Samuel describes David finally being anointed King over all of Israel. But a lot sure has happened prior to this. Do you … Continue reading

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The False Promise of Pride

I heard a wonderful sermon at our Presbytery meeting this week. It was called “The Goodly Heritage of the PCUSA” and was delivered by one Joe McCutchen. The sermon wasn’t so much on humility, but the Right Reverend McCutchen, in … Continue reading

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The Truth – Or Nothing At All

FIRST READING ACTS 4:5-12 / SECOND READING 1 JOHN 3:16-24  Well, after healing the sick beggar in the streets of Jerusalem Peter is now willing to really raise the stakes. Last week we talked about how he boldly confronted the crowds … Continue reading

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