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Tag Archives: forgiveness
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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Pentecost 16 C: The Group Mind of the Church
Instead of my normal practice of reflecting on one or more readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, this week, and since we will be welcoming new members to St. Luke Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, I have chosen to … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged Church, Fools for Christ, forgiveness, godwits, group mind, Jaroslav Pelikan, pandemic, Philippians
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Easter 2 C: Peace in Action: Forgiving and Not Forgiving
The readings for the Second Sunday of Easter are: First Reading Acts 5:27–32 Psalm Psalm 118:14–29 or Psalm 150 New Testament Revelation 1:4–8 Gospel John 20:19–31 The pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus was right when he … Continue reading
Pentecost 17B: Fighting Hard in the Culture Wars
The readings for this 17th Sunday after Pentecost are: Old Testament Jeremiah 11:18–20 Psalm Psalm 54 New Testament James 3:13–4:3, 4:7–8a Gospel Mark 9:30–37 We are at an inflection point. We are in a culture war. … Continue reading
Pentecost 16a: The Limits of Rage and Zeal
The alternative first reading for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost is Jonah 3:10–4:11. This, and not the Big Fish, is the heart of the book. Jonah is forced to preach a warning to his arch-enemies in Nineveh. They repent. God … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday Petitions
Creator God, we who stand before you are dust, and to dust we shall return. But you have breathed into our lips your Holy Breath, so we are also … yours. Help us this Lent to come alive to your … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Worship Resources
Tagged Ash Wednesday, forgiveness, Prayer, prayers
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Antidote for Complacency: Reflections of Sunday’s Readings
The very first thing that caught my eye as I drove into Ann Arbor the spring of 1966 was that strange graffiti on a huge concrete retaining wall. Being in Greek I could not decipher it and perhaps for that very … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged complacency, economy, forgiveness, Gospel, human potential, Isaiah, lent, money, potential, repentence
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Do Our Pets Go To Heaven?
At our first annual Blessing of the Animals service we shared stories. After Sharon told of the way her dog had (perhaps) saved her life when she was worn down with caring for her dying father and she began to … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Bible, Church, Dogs, Faith, forgiveness, grace, heatherhope, heaven, kingdom of God, pets, religion
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Thoughts of Columba in Deep-Green August
Devotional thoughts of Columba, Iona Scotland and Ireland help us see the blessings in the deep green of an exceptionally wet summer. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged Columba, Faith, farm, forgiveness, grace, heatherhope, Iona, Ireland, rain, Scotland, weather
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Fortify Me Lord–A Holy Saturday Prayer
Fortify me Lord. Keep me from sloppy living that cheapens your grace. Continue reading
Posted in John's Posts, Prayer, Spirituality, Worship Resources
Tagged Faith, forgiveness, Holy, Prayer, Saturday
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