The texts for Sunday, October 23, 2016: Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 84:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; and Luke 18:9-14 How do you receive a gift? Or many gifts? I think God pours out gifts beyond measure— Gifts of God’s Spirit Gifts of forgiveness and mercy Gifts of grace and abundance Gifts of vision and life — “I will pour outContinueContinue reading “Open, empty hands”
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Habit of the heart
The texts for Sunday, November 11, 2012 (Lectionary 32): 1 Kings 17:8–16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24–28; and Mark 12:38–44 Did you know that giving is a habit of the heart? It is not something that best comes from hearing a sermon about how you should give It is not something that best comes from guiltContinueContinue reading “Habit of the heart”
Wanting More
The texts for Sunday, October 14, 2012 (Lectionary 28): Amos 5:6–7, 10–15; Psalm 90:12–17; Hebrews 4:12–16; and Mark 10:17–31. “Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’ And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But JesusContinueContinue reading “Wanting More”
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