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My reflection on the Gospel reading from Proper 28C on The Hardest Question. The Sky is Falling! Everything is Fine! (This is resolve, Jesus-style) Gospel Reading: Luke 21:5-19  For Year C 26th Sunday after Pentecost Who doesn’t love to preach on these doomsday apocalyptic texts?! In addition to being used...

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Here’s another former post of mine from the Hardest Question, this one from the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. This one is focused on the epistle reading from Thessalonians.   Epistle Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 For Year C 26th Sunday after Pentecost There was a time when one could read this...

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Hey all, Years ago, I was part of a community of pastors and writers who did a project called The Hardest Question. The goal was to read the lectionary text and figure out the hardest question we could ask of it. We had a great run, and lots of fun,...

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The past few weeks I’ve been resting in this beautiful verse from 1 John 4:16- For we have come to believe and to know the love God has for us. It’s so simple. You’ve probably read through this passage before and skipped right over it. Today, I invite you to...

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I’m delighted to announce that Fortress Press will be releasing a tenth anniversary edition of my first book, The Boundary Breaking God: An Unfolding Story of Hope and Promise in 2019 and will include a new foreword from me. This book was my way as a young pastor of making...

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Happy Easter! How about a book giveaway? Have you joined my newsletter yet? If not, now’s a great time! Between now and April 9th, sign up for my newsletter and be entered to win an autographed copy of any of my three books (your choice). And get this: I don’t...

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Happy Epiphany! Epiphany Sunday is one of my favorite days. (I spent a whole chapter of my first book, The Boundary Breaking-God, talking about all the reasons why.) Yes, the camels help. I do love camels. But mostly, it’s the magi. The magi were outsiders who came an unfathomable distance...

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I am delighted to share an Advent resource with you that I have fallen in love with. All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings by Gayle Boss features twenty-five reflections on how wild animals from North America adapt to the changing seasons of light to dark. The illustrations...

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In celebration of Original Blessing’s one year publishing anniversary, I’m sharing some goodies with you this week! And if you sign up for my newsletter, I’ll send you a full service liturgy for original blessing, as well as an additional non-traditional blessing service with stations and experiential pieces. Communion is...

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