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Jesus Christ Is Risen!
286. Jesus Christ Is Risen In 1997 I was a lay pastor in an American Baptist Church in Nyack, NY. It was the day before Easter and I met Mr. Ted Dobek at 9am at the church so he could look at the two…
Five-Year-Old Wisdom
285. Five-Year-Old Wisdom Lily is five and one night she had chosen one of her favorite books for bedtime reading, a set of books entitled “Theology for Tiny Tots.” These books, written for very young children, focus on such themes as “names for God”…
Good Friday Question
284. Good Friday Question — Were You There? — Were you there when they crucified my Lord? — Soldiers were there—they called him King and said “Hail King of the Jews” Soldiers were there. They played games at the foot of the cross. I…
Thoughts on the Death Penalty
283. Thoughts on the Death Penalty I have strong feelings against the death penalty. I have read extensively about it. I was on a task force to abolish the death penalty in the United Methodist Church in the Greater New Jersey Conference. For the…
Does God Intervene
282. Does God Intervene I’ll say at the very beginning that I am not satisfied or pleased with this days’ writing. It’s a hard question, and there is no easy answer, but I can’t avoid all the hard questions. Does God intervene? I believe…
The Footwashing
281. The Footwashing Remember the time when Jesus insisted on washing the feet of the disciples? A woman who was speaking at a conference asked me to write a song to go with this story of the footwashing. I believe it’s not about everyone…
Hosanna in the Highest
279. Hosanna in the Highest — Hosanna — Where will you go after the palms are spread, Where will you stand when the parade is done, What will you do when the hosannas have been said And there is need for you alone to…
Afghan of Prayer
278. Afghan of Prayer Five or six years ago I preached a sermon titled “The Afghan of Prayer.” I asked the congregation to imagine we were sewing an afghan together and the part I was suggesting would have nine squares about prayer. They might…
National Spelling Bee
277. National Spelling Bee I never attended any level of the National Spelling Bee until this week when my eleven-year-old granddaughter participated in the regional finals. It was held in Lipkin Theatre on the campus of Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania. There were 48…
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