Friday, December 25, 2015

Merry Christmas and Happy 2016!

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Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!   (Updates for "Preaching & Pondering" will return in early January.  For now, it...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Advent Four: Hope Descendant (Luke 1:36-56)

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“What planet are you on?” This phrase is not necessarily about the question mark at its end. When somebody poses the question to you, t...
Friday, December 11, 2015

Advent Three: The Song That Goes On and On and (Zephaniah 3:14-20)

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Zephaniah.  It is not one of the more popular baby names nowadays.   It makes me think of those relatives in family pictures from many years...
Thursday, December 3, 2015

Advent Two: Being the Least Likely Character (Luke 3:1-6; Malachi 3:1-4)

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Over the years, the nativity set has been a challenge to put together.  You would think it wasn’t.  After all, you place the manger stable...
Friday, November 27, 2015

Advent One: Being the Church Expectant

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The liturgical scholar and theologian Laurence Hull Stookey wrote a series of books oft used in seminary classrooms. Among them is his bo...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

The Confluence of Faith and the World Right Now

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The liturgical observance coming up this Sunday is called traditionally "Christ the King" Sunday.   For most congregants, it...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Affirming the ministry of the many not the one

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Members of the congregation gather around to lay hands and bless their newly called lay pastor at the South New Berlin Baptist Church (N...