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- Andover Newton Theological School My alma mater and a partner with the New England Pastoral Institute
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- The Center for Progressive Renewal Organization planting new churches and helping with church vitality
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Monthly Archives: April 2015
They Were Afraid
Mark 11: 1-8 Easter Sunday 2015 What are you afraid of? There’s a lot to be afraid of in this world isn’t there? This past Tuesday the sun hadn’t risen at Garissa University College. Most students slept in their beds. … Continue reading
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A Little Child Shall Lead Them
This Sunday is Children’s Sunday at church when we hear about what they have learned in Sunday school and make them feel special. Indeed, they are adorable with their patent leather shoes, swishy dresses, and clip on bow ties. But … Continue reading
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Faith, Health and Happiness
You can’t open an internet site without a pop-up ad promising you some product or practice that will improve your memory, libido, relationships, or business practices. Go to Barnes and Noble and check out the “self-help” section. The shelves groan … Continue reading
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Does Counting Your Blessings Really Help?
How often do you take time to reflect on the things you’re grateful for? Once a month? Once a week, at church, perhaps? Maybe you say “grace” at mealtime every day. But even prayers that do express gratefulness are often … Continue reading
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Signs of Resurrection: “To End the Anguish, Drop the Death Penalty”
Like me, you may have read the letter to the Boston Globe by Bill and Denise Richard’s, the parents who lost their little boy Martin to the Boston Marathon bombing two years ago. They appealed to the prosecution team of … Continue reading
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Still We Rise
For the next 50 days we will be in the season of Easter. And you thought Easter was over after we all went home from a fabulous Easter service and had our Easter dinner. No, resurrection is just beginning! It’s … Continue reading
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Friday’s here, but Sunday’s coming!
You don’t have to look far to see the world’s in a mess. A German pilot deliberately brings down a plane into the French alps and kills 150 innocent people due to his depression. Yemen is in shambles due to … Continue reading
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