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Radical Preparation
Preparation for the Radical by the Radical The text this week is Mark 1:1-8. This seems like a true Advent text compared to the one last week. It talks of John the Baptist preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus. Mark cites the Old Testament prophet Isaiah about making ...
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Anywhere But In Between
The Idea Comes From the Bible There is a long history of references in popular culture to the idea of not being “in between”. The idea is to take a stand, to dig in, to let the world know what you think is important. The immediate such reference that comes ...
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At the Beginning Think About the End
But in Those Days These words begin this week’s text, which is Mark 13:24-37. This passage has Jesus talking about the end times, and what they might look like. This seems an odd way to begin a new church year, but there it is. It also seems that Jesus has ...
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Thanks for What?
The Often-Harsh Reality As we finish up another season of Thanksgiving in America, I cannot help but feel thankful. I sit stuffed to the gills after a series of stunningly bad food choices, having left neither the couch nor my lounge pants since Wednesday evening. In the dictionary under “cosseted ...
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Final Exam
The Gathering This week’s text is Matthew 25: 31-46. This is the tale of the end of it all. The final sorting. All the talk about wheat and chaff, tossing out some into the outer darkness, etc… is coming to fruition in this text. This is the proverbial sheep and ...
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Culture Wars: Old is New Again
We Have Been Here Before (in fact we never left) The culture wars are all the rage. It seems that everywhere you look you can see evidence of people tearing each other apart. One side is a bunch of “deplorables”, clinging to their guns and bibles, while the other side ...
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