New Beginnings
New Testament Scripture—Matthew 3:13-4:1 Normally, the scripture reading for today ends with the climatic conclusion of God speaking from the heavens, but this morning I thought it would be important
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New Testament Reading—Mark 1: 1-8 The first story the acclaimed writer Lee Stringer wrote was about love. The story begins in a cluttered apartment. A man is trying to get
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New Testament Reading—Luke 1: 46-55 What if Mary were alive today? Would her life seem at all relevant to us here in Vancouver? If she were at all like the
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Hebrew Scripture Reading—Deuteronomy 26:1-11 A common stereotype is that white people can’t dance. While I like to believe this is not true of myself, in my younger days I went
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New Testament Reading—Mark 2: 13-17 With the election of a new president this past week, we have witnessed images that will undoubtedly engrave themselves into our nation’s collective memory. Beyond
Continue readingAbraham Knelt beside Sarah
Hebrew Scripture Reading—Genesis 23: 1-9 Abraham knelt beside Sarah and mourned. It has been said that the death of a spouse can leave one feeling as if there is a
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First Hebrew Scripture Reading—Ezekiel 1: 1-6 Second Hebrew Scripture Reading—Ezekiel 1: 15-22, 28 This morning I want to share with you a story about a man who is a member
Continue readingIn Search of a Pilgrimage
Hebrew Scripture Reading—Psalm 84: 1-7 Lately, I have been feeling spiritually deprived. In the UCC, we don’t have any pilgrimage sites. Catholics have their shrines devoted to the Virgin Mary.
Continue readingOf Neighbors and Robbers
New Testament Reading—Luke 10: 25-37 This past week I have been trying to update the parable of the Good Samaritan into a story about the current economic crisis hoping that
Continue readingNatalino’s Crossroad
First New Testament Reading—Acts 4: 23-31 Second New Testament Reading—Acts 4: 32-37 “On a rain-drenched night,” a group of fifty settlers arrived at the house of Father Arnildo Fritzen. They
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