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Prayer Resources

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

With calls for social distancing, even some people in quarantine or self-isolating, many of us are finding ourselves with more time than usual on our own. This is hard for all of us, to differing degrees, but it is also … Continue reading →

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On Being—and Doing—Church

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

Cross-posted from Pastor Michael’s blog. There are many good New Testament passages one can explore to envision what the church should be and do: Romans 12-15, 1 Corinthians 12-14, and Ephesians 4-5 are all good options, among others. Still, when … Continue reading →

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“Restore Us, O God!” Lent and Easter Sermons

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

Through this season of Lent, through Holy Week to Easter Sunday, we are calling on God to revive us, to renew us, to restore us. Pastor Michael’s sermons explore various dimensions of our very human experience of faith. This blog … Continue reading →

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My Pastoral New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 5, 2017 by

I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. I’ve tried them in the past, but they’ve never worked. “Resolution” can sounds so decisive, so irrevocable. So guilt-inducing. Let’s call this my pastoral New Year’s goal, then. Here’s what I’m aiming for … Continue reading →

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We are Called to Devotion

Posted on September 14, 2015 by

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42). Pastor’s Notes: According to the book of Acts, the first followers of Jesus didn’t call themselves “Christians,” but “the Way”: people … Continue reading →

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Soul-Shaping Prayer

Posted on August 25, 2015 by

Most often we pray because we want something in our circumstances to be changed. We or someone we know is facing a particular problem, a difficult situation, an obstacle of some kind, something that we feel is keeping us or them from … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Prayer

Posted on February 2, 2015 by

This post is excerpted from my sermon this past Sunday, February 1, 2015. “Lord, teach us to pray.” That’s how Luke’s Gospel introduces the prayer that we today call the Lord’s Prayer: Jesus’ disciples so moved by Jesus’ own praying … Continue reading →

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