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Apr 25, 2011

Give Us Each Day the Food We Need

Mark D. Roberts

Luke 11:1-4 “Give us each day the food we need.” Luke 11:3 Today we continue our devotional study of Luke’s version of “The Lord’s Prayer.” So far we have reflected upon: “Father, may your name b...

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Apr 24, 2011

Death Defeated!

Mark D. Roberts

Psalm 30:1-12 You brought me up from the grave, O LORD.     You kept me from falling into the pit of death. Psalm 30:3 On this Easter Sunday, we joyfully remember the defeat of death....

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Apr 22, 2011

Year of Plenty

Craig Goodwin

In 2008 a young suburban family of four set out to consume everything according to four rules: local, used, homegrown, and homemade. Year of Plenty tells the story of that year and offers a reflection on the intersections of their Christian faith, their life as pastors, and their experiences at the margins of consumer culture....

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Apr 20, 2011

The Empty Egg

Ann Kroeker

Several years ago, we bought a pack of twelve plastic "Resurrection Eggs” filled with various symbols representing key moments in the Easter story....

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Apr 2, 2010

Dead Man...Walking

Sam Van Eman

Dead Man Walking bolted me awake like few other films ever have. And what a fitting time to tell you about it here on the doorstep of Easter.

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Apr 1, 2010

Mary's Sermon was Full of Grace

Gordon Atkinson

"He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that his is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him." "Go tell the disciples and Peter." That's an interesting thing to say. Why add "and Peter" to that statement? Surely Peter is a disciple, so why mention him specifically?...

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Mar 31, 2010

A Son's Wisdom

Billy Coffey

Easter means more now that I'm a father, because there is no greater fear than having children.

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Apr 30, 2009

Covenant Stories: Downward Spiral

Gordon Atkinson

When a church begins to lose members it can begin a downward spiral that feeds on itself, much like a falling economy. Often there is some kind of traumatic event that wounds the community - a disillusioning scandal, a large exodus of people because of some grievance, or a neighborhood that transitions faster than the church can adapt....

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Apr 12, 2009

Easter: Bottleneck in the Communion Line

L.L. Barkat

Bottleneck in the communion line. A child audaciously taking every last drop of grace, extended by the hand of her father.

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Apr 1, 2009

Believing the Unbelievable: He is Risen Indeed!

Bradley J. Moore

Hey gang. It's Bradley J. Moore. I have spent the past few months reading through the gospels again, a little bit each morning....

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