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Glimpsing Danaus Plexippus*

Luke 24:36b-48 – The 3th Sunday of Easter – for April 22, 2012 “You are witnesses of these things…” (Luke 24:48) I swerved, just missed a butterfly smacking me. Whew! However—since I’m a 200-pound guy, and I rode my bicycle … Continue reading

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Be Honest (or Sincere), Be Brief…

Acts 4:32-35 – the 2nd Sunday of Easter – for April 15, 2012 “There was not a needy person among them…” (Acts 4:34) When facing an audience, I’ve often begun with a reliable Franklin Delano Roosevelt quip on the speaker’s … Continue reading

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The Staggering Mystery

John 20:1-18 – Easter Sunday – for April 8, 2012 “The Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb…” (John 20:3) Is there anything I could write about Easter to inspire, irk, deflate or deepen your … Continue reading

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Untying the Colt

Mark 11:1-11 – Palm Sunday – for April 1, 2012 “When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives…” (Mark 11:1) We call it Palm Sunday now. But back then, on a Sunday two millennia … Continue reading

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With a Whisper or a Shout

Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12 – The 5th Sunday of Lent  - for March 25, 2012 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10) Why doesn’t God answer my prayers? … Continue reading

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