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Tag Archives: grace
Pentecost 2 C: God both Rough and Smooth
The Readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost are… Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament 1 Kings 19:1–4 (5–7) 8–15a Psalm Psalm 42, 43 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament Isaiah 65:1–9 … Continue reading
Epiphany 4 C: Damnation is Not a Means of Grace
The readings for the Forth Sunday after the Epiphany are: Old Testament Jeremiah 1:4–10 Psalm Psalm 71:1–6 New Testament 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 Gospel Luke 4:21–30 “Damnation is not a means of grace.” That was one of … Continue reading
Trinity Sunday: Put Things (Back) in Order
Things Fall Apart is the title of the powerful 1958 book by the late Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. It tells of the tragic life of a young man, trying to find respect for himself and his family by overcoming what he … Continue reading
Posted in Church and Social Movements, Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged 2 Corinthians, Chinua Achebe, communion, grace, Love, pandemic, peace, protests, riots, Trinity, Trump
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Abbie’s Death Leaves a Hole in Our Hearts
Yesterday we put down our beloved Abbie. It has left a big hole in our hearts!! Of course, if you are part of the human race, you have already flinched, because you have the pain stored in every cell of … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged abbie, Alleluia, Border Collies, dog trials, Dogs, Gordon Watt, grace, herding, holiness, Mark Day, Meirion Owen, Roger Hughes, sheepdog, Wales
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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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Knowing and Not Knowing: The Holy Trinity
Tomorrow is Holy Trinity Sunday. I believe the best thing about the doctrine of the Trinity is its nod to unknowing. The early church beat back several attempts to make the knowledge of God manageable. Gnostics wanted to have a … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Spirituality
Tagged Bible, Church, contemplative, Faith, Gospel, Gospel of John, grace, lessons, Piers Plowman, religion, resurrection, Spirituality, Trinity, worship
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Frederick W. Danker: Professor, Prophet, Provocateur?
Doctor Frederick W. Danker died on February 2, 2012. I read the news in the alumni news magazine from Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, and it hit me hard. I read the news and was stunned. Then I … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged Concordia, Danker, Frederick W. Danker, Gospel, grace, LSTC, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, New Testament, professor, prophet, provocateur, Seminex
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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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First Blessing of the Animals Goes Well
On the afternoon of September 25 Heatherhope Farm hosted its first Blessing of the Animals—an event we hope to host annually. We purposely did not advertise this event too widely so that we could keep the numbers small and feel … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Worship Resources
Tagged animals, Bible, blessing, blessing of animals, Church, Dogs, Faith, farm, grace, heatherhope, nature, pets, Prayer, religion, Spirituality, worship
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Reflections on Lessons for Epiphany 6
The lessons for Epiphany 6 A are explored. Continue reading
Posted in Church, Featured, John's Posts, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged Church, Faith, Gospel, grace, lessons
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