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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Empty Lambing Pen–Empty Tomb
Saint Matthew’s account of the Empty Tomb contains this angelic message: “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Sheep, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Easter, ministry, mission, resurrection, tomb
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Easter Sunrise Service
I was compelled. As assistant minister at the 10:30 Easter Eucharist at Salem Lutheran in Sycamore I felt mightily compelled to go against proper protocol and make a personal witness before reading the first and second lessons. Perhaps some … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Church, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged Alleluia, Easter, lambs, Sheep, sunrise
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Sheep, Eat, Sleep
Sheep. Since April 8 it has been lambing time here. And we were watching for them for a week before then. Twenty-one ewes have lambed and we have 34 lambs on the ground. Early on it was all … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged lamb, lambing, lambs, Sheep
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First Lambs of ’14
Yesterday, up at 5:30 a.m. Other days I would toss and turn myself back to sleep and get up at 7:30, but this day we were a week past what the calendar said was the start of lambing, so there … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged Frodo, lambs, life, Sheep, spring, winter
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The Woman at the Well
The famous dialog between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well is part of a series of beautifully crafted dialogs in the Fourth Gospel. Several themes appear repeatedly in this series. Spiritual knowing or seeing is one theme. … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged baptism, Church, Fourth Gospel, Gospel of John, grace, messiah, Samaritan
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