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What have we got in our Pockets? (opens the original)
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It is hard to believe that we have already reached the end of August, but school must be starting up again, because I was called upon to deliver a blessing of the backpacks at worship yesterday.This week I had the opportunity to worship with the community that qualifies as much as anything does as my “home church.” I did not grow up at Westminster Presbyterian Church, in Albany NY, but I was under care of this community while attending seminary, my ordination was there, and my family has been me
Parables and Stories – The Kingdom of Heaven Everyday (opens the original)
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Note: Even though I have been putting the previous episodes in this sermon series behind a subscription wall, this article will be posted free to everyone. The story at the end of this article will be part of a post by Hands On Nursing in a Germ FactoryFor several weeks many of you have followed this journeying sermon series, from laptop to computer, to several different church settings. Throughout, we have learned about some of Jesus’ parables of the Kingdom of Heaven, but also specifically how
Garbage. Filth. Putrescence. Part 6 (opens the original)
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Today’s post is the second to last installment of this summertime sermon series, and I had the joy of sharing worship with the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Scotia, where I previously delivered Part 3 of this series. I am happy to report the livestream worked properly this time, so I will be able to post a link to the video of the sermon. If I am honest, this installment is one of the times when delivery mattered. I strongly encourage you to watch and listen and use the text as captions.Each ch
Why Do You Doubt? (opens the original)
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"If you haven't Got Your Health......You Haven't Got Anything." (opens the original)
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A little late, apologies, but here is part 4 of the sermon series. We are taking a break this week from the parables for a real-time miracle, with a lesson for us, of course. This meditation takes inspiration from the story of Jesus feeding five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish, but before getting into that, as I have been doing, it is time to set the preaching scene.Parts two and three of this series I shared in person with two different congregations, but this week I did
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