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June 19, 2018

What We Plant, a sermon on Mark 4:26-34

Jesus also said, The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain … [Read more...] about What We Plant, a sermon on Mark 4:26-34

Lectionary Study citing scripture to support slavery,  Galatians 6:7,  immigration,  Jeff Sessions,  justice,  Kingdom of God,  Laura Ingalls Wilder,  Mark 4:26-34,  proof-texting,  Romans 13:1,  the antidote to proof-texting,  the seed vault in Norway,  we reap what we sow

May 4, 2017

Blood is Thicker Than Water, a sermon for Good Friday, John 19:16-30

This is a guest post by my sister, the Rev. Susan Joy Huizenga. She preached this sermon on Good Friday (4/14/17) at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center; Saginaw, MI. Some of you know Susan from an earlier?post about being a living kidney donor. One day when I was about twelve years old, my sister … [Read more...] about Blood is Thicker Than Water, a sermon for Good Friday, John 19:16-30

Lectionary Study,  Lent/Easter,  My Sister's Kidney Donation a sermon for Good Friday,  a sermon reflecting on a living kidney donation,  Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center,  John 19:16-30,  Susan J. Huizenga,  what are blood ties?

January 29, 2017

Would Jesus Have Marched? Salt & Light

I have a lectionary essay on Matthew 5:13-20 over at Journey with Jesus. … [Read more...] about Would Jesus Have Marched? Salt & Light

Lectionary Study Journey with Jesus,  Matthew 5:13-20,  salt and light,  sermon on the mount

April 10, 2011

Preaching Lazarus

Today's text was John 11:1-44, the Lazarus story, which is all about lamentation (grief) and love -- and gosh, aren't those two connected? Mary and Martha were torn apart by grief because they loved their brother so, and his death was untimely and unexpected. (We used the DVD of the Gospel of John … [Read more...] about Preaching Lazarus

Lectionary Study Did Lazarus want to come out of the tomb,  Holy week texts,  John 11:1-44,  the raising of Lazarus

May 6, 2010

Plans for Your Welfare . . .Twisting Scripture Into a Greeting Card

Shopping for Confirmation cards, I noticed that a certain Bible verse is very popular: Jeremiah 29:11: For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. That's a nice one, right? We latch onto those thoughts and a few … [Read more...] about Plans for Your Welfare . . .Twisting Scripture Into a Greeting Card

Lectionary Study Donald Miller,  Jeremiah 29:11,  prosperity gospel

June 26, 2008

Slavery: The Human Condition

Getting ready to write Sunday's sermon, I'm thinking about Slavery. What am I a slave to? "You are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of righteousness, which leads to life." -- Romans 6:16 Am I a slave to fashion? ?(no laughing, just because you've seen my … [Read more...] about Slavery: The Human Condition

Lectionary Study Romans 6:16

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