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Hospitality
Continuing my period of blog introspection…
When I studied in Oman in 2006 we “kept our eyes out for” cultural differences – this is probably due in large part to the fact that our faculty leader was a Sociology prof. We did numerous ethnography assignments before departing and while we were there I was on the [...]
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He’s Always Been Faithful
Great is thy faithfulness
Lord unto me.
Morning by morning,
I wake up to find
the power and comfort
of God’s hand in mine.
Season by season
I watch Him amazed,
in awe of the mystery
of His perfect ways.
All I have need of
His hand will provide
He’s always been faithful to me.
I can’t remember
a trial or a pain
He did not recycle
to bring me gain.
I [...]
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renewal
My church has been experiencing a profound period of renewal and spiritual growth over the past month. I wish we could sit down over coffee and chat about it, because these types of winds and waves don’t translate well to the written word. I can type that people’s lives are being profoundly changed; I [...]
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in the rearview
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. {Hebrews 11:1, KJV}
Yesterday, my pastor was preaching about family, but there was a little detour that spoke to me much more than the main thesis of his sermon.
Our faith is the “substance of things hoped for” – what things? What do [...]
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He is RISEN!
He is Risen, Indeed!
Happy Easter!
When the Sabbath was over,
Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome
bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
Very early on the first day of the week,
just after sunrise,
they were on their way to the tomb
and they asked each other,
“Who will roll the stone away from the [...]
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Holy Week
Good Friday…the day that Christ died on the cross. You can read the gospel accounts here (Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, and John 19). I thought I’d do something a little different for today. A few years ago one of my friends sang this song at our Good Friday service. I won’t lie to [...]
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Holy Week
Today is Maundy Thursday.
Four events are commemorated today: Christ’s washing of his disciples’ feet, the Last Supper and institution of the Eucharist (Holy Communion), Christ’s agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal and arrest.
Wikipedia taught me about the meaning of the word “maundy” which I didn’t know. It derives (according to some sources) [...]
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Holy Week
*This ended up much longer than I anticipated! My apologies, read it in bits and pieces if you need to!
Today is “Spy Wednesday”. It gets this funny little name because many traditions recognize Judas’ betrayal of Jesus on this day; this is the day that he agreed to hand Jesus over to the Sanhedrin (the [...]
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Holy Week
Holy Tuesday is not one of the major days of Holy Week. From what I understand, though, the theme of this day (at least in the Eastern Orthodox tradition) is preparation and vigilance – explored through the sharing of the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) and the Parable of the 10 Virgins, two of [...]
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Holy Week
The Monday of Holy Week isn’t dedicated to the observation of any particular feast day…
Keeping in mind that I do not come from a “high church” background, these are my Protestant/Evangelical observations on Holy Week traditions.
The “big” days are Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Black Friday, and Easter…on the other days of the week it’s tradition [...]
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