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Tue, 30 May 2006 Texts: Mark 16:19-20; Luke 24:50-53 I also reference Acts 1:9-11 I combine reflection on Ascension and Memorial Day. Running Time:18:40 Size: 17MB Comments[0] |
Tue, 30 May 2006 Text: Acts 8:26-40 God shows no partiality. Running Time: 20:38 Size: 20.4MB Comments[0] |
Mon, 8 May 2006 Text: John 10:1-10 I reference Luke 24:13-16 Jesus is our stimulus for choosing new paths. Running Time: 17.42 Size: 16.1 MB Comments[0] |
Mon, 24 April 2006
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Sun, 16 April 2006 Happy Easter! Biblical Text: Mark 16:1-8 I also reference Mark 15:47 and Mark 15:40-41. For Mark Strand's comment on reading a poem, go to the Writer's Almanac for April 11, 2006 at http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/programs/2006/04/10/index.html For the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem I am reading today, "That Nature Is a Heraclitean Fire and of the Comfort of the Resurrection" go to http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=15492 The women at the empty tomb were alarmed and amazed because their world view was suddenly altered. The young man sitting there told them Jesus was going on to Galilee ahead of them. What does it mean for my life, for your life, if we believe Jesus is going on ahead of us? Where will we go? What will we do? Who will we tell the story to and with whom will we eat? Running Time: 22:06 Size: 20.2 MB Comments[0] |
Fri, 14 April 2006 Here's my message for the Tenebrae, Good Friday, worship. Tenebrae means shadows or darkness. The Passion story is read. As the story progresses, the worship space becomes darker and darker until the worshipers are in complete darkness for the reading concerning Jesus' death and burial. Biblical Texts: Psalm 22 and Mark 14-15 The shadows are all around us. They were all around Jesus, too. Jesus persevered to carry out God's will for his life. With God's help, we, too, can carry out God's purpose for our lives despite the shadows pressing in on us. We can bring light to others and dispell their shadows. Running Time: 16:13 Size: 15MB Comments[0] |
Thu, 13 April 2006 Here is my Maundy Thursday message. Comments[0] |
Mon, 3 April 2006 Text: Mark 6:30-46
1. Ministry is public.
2. In the story “Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand,� we have the shape of our worship service with Communion.
3.1 Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand is like Israel in the desert when God provided their food.
3.2 Eating this meal gathered around Jesus reminds us of when God gathered the people at Mt. Sinai.
4. The Church’s Meal is a dress rehearsal for the End Time Banquet.
5. After the Meal, Jesus sends you out into the world.
As Church, capital C, we are the Community, capital C, gathered around Jesus. Jesus feeds us with the Word, capital W, and with the Meal, capital M.
Running time: 27:03 Size: 24.76MB Direct download: pmlp_2006-04-02_gathering_around_Jesus_18.mp3 Category: Message -- posted at: 12:10 AM Comments[0] |
Sun, 26 March 2006 Texts: Mark 1:16-18; Psalm 102 I reference John 4:1 and Matthew 5:13 For my discussion on salt and contemplative prayer, see On Salt: Some Preliminary Thoughts on Prayer and Study which I posted on February 13, 2006. Use the calendar on and click first on February and then on 13. To read the entire text of The Second Coming go to A very personal message about my prayer life today. Jesus told Peter and Andrew he would teach them to fish for people. I compare this saying with a falconer training a falcon for the hunt. To be an effective hunter, the falconer must keep the falcon hungry. Is the same true for Christians? Running time: 24:14 Size: 22.1MB Comments[0] |
Tue, 21 March 2006 Texts: Psalm 6 and 1 Corinthians 4 I reference Sandra Schneider's The Revelatory Text: Interpreting the New Testament as Sacred Text and Harry Emerson Fosdick's hymn "God of Grace and God of Glory" Evangel means good message. It's not a particular kind of Christian, moral outlook or political persuasion. We all can be evangelical, sharing the message about Jesus Christ. God's evangel is for us to share. It's our wisdom, our power. Our own wisdom and power--or the lack of it-- is unimportant. Direct download: pmlp_2006-03-19_Gods_Evangel_is_for_Us_to_Share.mp3 Category: Message -- posted at: 2:01 PM Comments[0] |
Tue, 14 March 2006 The plural refers to the text. Paul is using the plural you (old-fashioned ye) to say that God lives in the Corinthian church. If I was southern, I could say y'all and not sound funny! Texts for this message: Psalm 32 and 1 Corinthians 3. Lent is an opportunity to become teachable. With a teachable spirit, we will come to know God in our midst, Jesus as the foundation of the church and we will recognize God's spirit in all the other churches, too. Direct download: pmlp_2006-03-12_God_Lives_in_You_plural.mp3 Category: Message -- posted at: 7:45 PM Comments[0] |
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Sun, 26 February 2006 No message this week. Instead, I share a reading from Luke 9:28-36 and one of my poems. Comments[0] |
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