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Author Archives: John
Hawk Calling from the Cross
Refreshed. Wine and bread, blood and body. Coffee and hugs, chatting and loving. We then stepped out into dazzling light and wakening breeze to hear the shriek. And then another, and another. This dramatic shriek is the same they put … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Church, cross, red tailed hawk, Salem Lutheran Church
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Burying My Hatchet with the LC-MS and Biblical Inerrancy
This morning I grew nostalgic and Googled my old Pilgrim Lutheran congregation in Louisville, Kentucky, which is now Resurrection Lutheran. This was the congregation I was part of as I came to an awakening of faith and a quickening of … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Bible, inerrancy, LCMS, Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Resurrection Lutheran Church, unity
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Spot and a Still Small Voice
In my early days with sheep herding dogs, I thought the only way of getting through to them was through my voice….and the louder the better. You see you train dogs in a big open field; and the sheep start … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Church and Social Movements, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Social Political Issues, Spirituality
Tagged Aled Owen, Elijah, forgiveness, Gordon Watt, Jonah, Sheepdogs, Spot, training, will, zeal
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Nothing Wasted
I notice those two dead spruce trees. Should I cut them down. They take up space. They are untidy. But, the mourning dove is there now, cooing. And the red winged black bird trilling; and armies of ants up and … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, Free Range Philosophy, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged children, distraction, ecology, family, meaning, pines, waste
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Starling Feathers
On the tall maple tree on the south side of our house hangs several bird feeders. Every morning I stand at the window and watch the swarming. My eyes search for the downy woodpeckers, the chickadees, and the flashy male … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged birds, diversity, John Updike, murmuration, Pigeon Feathers, prejudice, racism, starlings
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Cooper’s Hawk Spices Our Day
While our children and grandchildren live in warmer climates, and live lives that are filled with many adventures, life here on Heatherhope Farm, in the frigid winter months, can get quite boring–even more so now that, for the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged birds, Cooper's Hawk, nature, winter
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Epiphany 4 A: God Chose What Is Not to Destroy What Is
The readings for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany are… Old Testament Micah 6:1–8 Psalm Psalm 15 New Testament 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 Gospel Matthew 5:1–12 This is my last pandemic blog post. Why my last? Because … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged 1 Corinthians, anxiety, pandemic, Paul
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Epiphany 3 A: The Light of Jesus for Today’s Darkness
The lessons for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany are Old Testament Isaiah 9:1–4 Psalm Psalm 27:1, 4–9 New Testament 1 Corinthians 1:10–18 Gospel Matthew 4:12–23 The first few chapters of Matthew have been overture. Now … Continue reading
Epiphany 2 A: Marching to a Different Drummer
The readings for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany are… Old Testament Isaiah 49:1–7 Psalm Psalm 40:1–11 New Testament 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 Gospel John 1:29–42 Isaiah 49 sets the tone for this Sunday’s readings, describing Servant … Continue reading
Baptism of the Lord A: God Shows No Partiality
The readings for the Baptism of the Lord are Old Testament Isaiah 42:1–9 Psalm Psalm 29 New Testament Acts 10:34–43 Gospel Matthew 3:13–17 When the author of Luke and Acts thought of the most important implication … Continue reading
