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Resilience and Reality

Resilience and Reality   We are not who we think we are. Who are we? We are what we think others think we are. Let that sink in. http://bit.ly/1W5Ka5k   When we speak to someone else, neuron connections are made in their brain. Our words literally reshape...
It’s Complicated

It’s Complicated

It’s Complicated Lectionary 19 June 2016 5th Sunday After Pentecost Father’s Day 1 Kings 19:1-15a Psalm 42 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 Text to Life Every city has at least one. Usually several. They are located in empty lots, under overpasses, condemned properties....
Sparkle

Sparkle

Sparkle Story Lectionary 19 June 2016 The Song of Moses: Our God Who Heals (Deuteronomy 32)   Elijah Heals the Son of the Widow at Zarapheth Who Challenges Him (1 Kings 17)   An Evil Spirit Torments Saul and He Tries to Kill David (1 Samuel 16:14-23; 18:6-16; 19:1-24)...

Off the Beaten Path

In 1995, I lived in London, England for 10 weeks, on an exchange of sorts. I went to London to observe and assess a program initiated by the Guildhall School of Music. Their instructors had developed a new model of training professional orchestral musicians to...

Dig Deep –Preaching Tip for 19 June 2016

When you are mining images, you’ve got to dig deep!  The Hebrew scriptures (and the New Testament scriptures as well) are written in metaphors that are heavily layered.  In order to find the depth and breadth of meaning hoped for, one must mine the metaphors, seeking...