Discipleship
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What Are We Really Doing Here? The True Meaning of “Winning”
How do we understand the nature of winning and conflict. True winning is not about winning at the expense of others but serving and understanding one another. Jesus teaches that being first means being last, encouraging compassion and community over competition in relationships and life.
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Hearts Above Tradition: Letting Love Lead
A sermon for September 1, 2024, 15th Sunday after Pentecost, at Trinity Lutheran Church – Buffalo, NY .
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The Bread of Life: Embracing Faith & Making Choices
A sermon for August 25, 2024, 14th Sunday after Pentecost, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church – Buffalo, NY.
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Bee Serve-y
Thank goodness! Bees and beekeepers are not limited to labels such as Democrat, Republican, Independent, communist, socialist, capitalist, rich, middle-class, poor, deserving, undeserving, Jew, Muslim, Christian, white, BIPOC, etc. As beekeepers, we sometimes take resources (honey, pollen, brood) from stronger hives and move them to weaker ones not to weaken the strong hives, but to…
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The Importance of Showing Up
Standing up to the plate and waiting for a ball to be hurled in your general direction isn’t easy, isn’t natural, and can be truly scary if you think too much about it. But stepping up and simply being there is so important. Being there to support and encourage those who are stepping up is…
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Walking in the Rain
I was awakened at about 3:00am by subtle flashes of lightning and the low rumble of an approaching thunderstorm. While I lay in bed awake, enjoying the sound of the rain, I remembered a wonderful experience with my mom when I was a child. When I was young, my family had a dog. It was…
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Prayer for the New Year
“Jesus speaks to us the same word: ‘Follow thou me!’ and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time.”
Epicurious Lutheran 