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Surprise! It’s time to celebrate Lent.
“From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.” - St. Teresa of Ávila Much too often, I come across people dreading Lent. Perhaps these folks might not like to remember that...
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Is Lent biblical?
Palm Sunrise at Viera Wetlands,by Matthew Paulson(Some rights reserved by photographer, Used by permission) The following sermon was preached during our Ash Wednesday service at Messiah Lutheran Church...
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Love & Resurrection
I lost fear in the black belt when I began to know in my bones and sinews that I had been truly baptized into the Lord’s death and Resurrection, that in the only sense that really matters I am already...
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The Ninety-Five Lent Madness Theses – Why vote for Luther?
Martin Luther v. MLK – One day only! As a proud (but not too proud) Lutheran, I am thankful to be part of the somewhat dysfunctional family fun known as Lent Madness. As we reach the cataclysmic...
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In those desert times
The Judean desert from Jerusalem the Movie (expected in 2013) “From early Biblical times to the Middle Ages to the Present, the rugged, isolated beauty of the Judean Desert (Midbar Yehuda) has long...
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“Today, you will be with me”
St. Dismas For those that have looked at my Heroes and Sheroes page, you might recognize that today is a special day for me. March 25th is the traditional commemoration date of Saint Dismas on a number...
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Of Saints and Winners
Frances Perkins, winner of the 2013 Golden Halo And the winner is…Frances Perkins? Who? Until Lent Madness, a Lenten devotion sponsored by Forward Movement (an outreach of the Episcopal Church), I had...
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There is no shame in humility
A response to “Pope’s foot-wash a final straw for traditionalists” as reported by the AP Within an ancient culture that didn’t count women during the government census or necessarily notice or respect...
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Where in the world was Jesus on Holy Saturday?
Harrowing of Hell As the Passion ends, we leave with Jesus laid in the tomb. Was he asleep? No, scripture clearly strives to prove and proclaim that Jesus truly died on that cross. Did he go to heaven?...
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Jesus is Risen! Now what?
We welcome Easter morn with shouts of “Jesus is risen. He is risen indeed!” As they echo through our sanctuary, I wonder if that truth will continue to resonate through our lives. Jesus is risen, we...
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Time to Live
The Ascension of Jesus So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of...
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Godspeed to our Vicar
Dear Messiah members and friends, Effective June 2nd following our unified worship and picnic, Vicar Nathan Huffman[i] will have completed his first year seminary field work at Messiah. During his...
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How shall our garden grow?
“Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.” (Mark 4:8) Summer is a season of growth. Planting is done, but...
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Be a clown!
A cheerful heart is a good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22) I have been called many things in my life, but this past month I was called a clown. To be more precise,...
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Needy? Our Cup Overflows
Messiah Lutheran Church Members & Friends,8 September 2013 We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia; for during a severe...
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Giving Thanks is Hard Work
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thess. 5:16-18) How can we properly give thanks to God? According to...
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Rediscovering the Spirit of Halloween
Luther Posting His 95 Theses Each year, we hear debates among Christians regarding Halloween. With all its secular, commercial and bewitching components and hoopla, should Christians celebrate? I...
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A response to “The invention of Ego in Martin Luther’s Defiance”
In case you come across this article by Thomas Cahill as I have being reposted and misused by some Roman Catholic brothers and sisters (along with some rather un-Christian remarks), be assured the...
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Miracle on Atlee Road
As Thanksgiving approaches, I find a favorite movie has begun playing on television over and over again, Miracle on 34th Street. This year, I have been reminded that miracles can happen over and over...
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Messiah Lutheran: 45 years old and still counting…on Christ alone!
An open letter to Messiah members: Thanks to all those who helped Messiah Lutheran Church and School celebrate our 45th anniversary. I created the above video to present during our worship service to...
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