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Lent 3 – Word of Hope

Posted on March 8, 2018

Last night at our midweek Lent service I read Isaiah 55:1-13, another of the required readings for the Easter Vigil Service. (Here are verses 10-13, “10 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not … Continue reading →

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Exodus – Lent 2

Posted on March 1, 2018

Last night we continued our journey to the Easter Vigil by hearing the story of God delivering the Israelites from Pharaoh and the Egyptian army, ending with Prophet Miriam praising God with song and dance. I shared a reflection by … Continue reading →

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Creation – Lent 1

Posted on February 26, 2018

This year for our midweek Lent worship services, we at Trinity Lutheran in Nampa, Idaho are journeying towards the Easter by reading through the Easter Vigil texts. We began this week with the creation story from Genesis 1. I read … Continue reading →

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What Makes Me Happy at Trinity

Posted on January 25, 2018

A more accurate description would be, what gives me joy, but I have started listening to the podcast “Pop Culture Happy Hour,” which usually ends with a piece called “What’s Making Us Happy.”  So, in preparation for this coming Sunday’s … Continue reading →

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Baptism and Communion at Trinity

Posted on January 18, 2018

This coming Saturday I will be with worship students at Northwest Nazarene University, our local liberal arts school.  Professor Brent Peterson asked me to come and talk about Baptism and Communion.  I have spoken in several of Peterson’s classes and … Continue reading →

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The Florida Project and 2018

Posted on December 30, 2017

Steven Spielberg’s film The Post, not yet out here in the Phoenix area where I am spending a week of vacation, is being described as “not the best movie that came out all year, but it’s the one people need … Continue reading →

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The World is About to Turn

Posted on December 22, 2017

Thanks again to ELCA World Hunger for the Advent Series they wrote for 2017, inspired by Rory Cooney’s hymn Canticle of the Turning, an interpretation of Mary’s Magnificat.                         … Continue reading →

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