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Engage: Following Jesus by taking action and leading with love
A sermon for September 8, 2024, 16th Sunday after Pentecost, at Trinity Lutheran Church – Buffalo, NY.
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Cooking RV Style
Vicki and I recently bought an RV. It’s a small travel trailer that really makes good use of space. That’s what got our attention – it looks very small from the outside, but it’s got a Murphy bed that lifts up to reveal a sofa with foot rests. There’s a small table and bathroom. Inside,…
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Christianity of Christ
Very thoughtful article about the Christianity of Christ versus Churchianity.
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Prayer for Prince William County Board of Supervisors Meeting – 2/21/2017
Chairman Stewart, members of the Board, and fellow citizens. As we prepare for prayer, we set our hearts and minds in a different way. We consider in the context of prayer the community of which we are a part. I don’t know what you and others are hearing, but I think it’s fair to say…
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Fiddling while the world burns — Prophets and Monarchs
What follows is an excellent historical/faithful reflection on the legend that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. It was written by a friend of mine from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia who recently graduated with an MBA from Harvard. Enjoy the read. The world burns. God fiddles. The story is told that Nero fiddled while Rome…
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Council Devotions – December 11, 2013
Council devotions for Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Chapter 51 1 “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance— all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined. 2 Yes, think about Abraham, your ancestor, and Sarah, who gave birth to your nation. Abraham was only one…
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Devotions: Facing the Giants
Bethel will press pause on The Story through the Advent and Christmas seasons as we prepare for the coming of a king. This is the one for whom John the Baptist prepares the way declaring that he is “the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight’”…
Epicurious Lutheran 