The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, At-Home Service for August 8th
It would seem impossible to have heard the passage about the Canaanite woman and not make a comparison with what was heard last week concerning Peter. Jesus said to the Canaanite woman, “…great is...
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The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, At-Home Service for August 1st
One word that may have been used more than any other in that passage read from Matthew (14:22-33) was fear. Even though life is very different for us now than it was for Peter...
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The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, At-Home Service for July 25th
There are things that get noticed, and then there are the things we don’t want anyone to notice. For example, I generally don’t want to be noticed when I go to the Giant Eagle...
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The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, At-Home Service for July 18th
In the passage read from the Gospel according to Matthew (13:51), Jesus asked the crowds who heard his parables, “Have you understood all this?” In essence, what he was asking was do you have...
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The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, At-Home Service for July 11th
It may seem strange to focus on Herod, given his bad reputation. However, from Herod, we can learn more about the Word of God and how that Word is working among us. The passage...
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