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Saints Are Awake to Life’s Deepest Joy
Saints Are Awake to Life’s Deepest Joy Luke 6:20-31 Today we observe All Saints. Because it is an important celebration, we need to come to some agreement on what is meant by a “saint.” If you Google the word, you discover many different definitions and understandings. Among some Protestant groups, every Christian becomes a saint…
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The Hillside and the Basket
The Hillside and the Basket John 6:1-15 There is a certain rock known as a geode. From the outside it is but a dull looking stone. Yet crack it open and one discovers a breathtaking array of crystals in a hollow core. I feel like I’m holding an uncracked geode in my hands when I…
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Bringing in the Sheaves
Bringing in the Sheaves Ruth 1:6-19 You may know the famous song by Knowles Shaw, “Bringing in the Sheaves”. Who has heard that song? Well, that song was written as a response to psalm 126 –the idea that we spend our lives working in God’s vineyard as God’s loyal and faithful servants, sowing the seeds…
