Tag: Lent
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Anticipated Restoration
I find remarkable comfort and encouragement in these stories from Holy Week. If Jesus couldn’t find twelve better disciples than these, then maybe there’s hope for me and my ministry. If Jesus, knowing the disciples would fall short when he needed them, still planned to forgive and restore them afterward,…
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Lent, Yoga etiquette, and other opportunities for growth…
If we could just accept that everyone is doing the best they can – given their maturity, morality, manners, etc. – perhaps we would have more reasonable expectations and be a bit slower to judge.
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Restored Fortunes – the fourth sermon in a series called “Restoration,” preached on March 26, 2017 at First Church Coral Springs.
This is the fourth sermon in a series called, “Restoration.” The basic premise of the series is that God can take what is broken, worn-out, and seemingly beyond repair, and restore the broken pieces and parts into something new and beautiful. So far, we have talked about God restoring our…
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You are What You Love…
I started a new book yesterday, You are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit, by James K.A. Smith. I am what I love? I certainly love my wife, kids, and family. I love my friends. I love to travel, ride my motorcycle, read books, grow bonsai trees. I love…
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Waiting for Signs of Growth
I grow bonsai trees. In South Florida, some kinds of trees grow year round. Some never lose their leaves or foliage. But, some, need an annual period of dormancy – typically, the winter (though, we don’t get much of a winter in South Florida!). During the holidays, I visited a…
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Halfway – Give or Take
Today, more or less, is the mid-point of Lent. Ash Wednesday was three weeks ago. Three weeks from tomorrow is Maundy Thursday. We’ve had three Sundays in Lent, so far, and, we have three more to go before Easter. At the start of this Lenten Season, I made the following…
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Relationship Restoration (Part 3 of a sermon series called “Restoration” at First Church Coral Spring on March 19, 2017)
Let me tell you about a relationship in my life that’s been broken for some time, but has recently been restored… We had been very close – enjoying lots of time together, traveling together. We’d had highs and lows before, but we’d always managed to fix them – or at…
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The Feast Day of St. Patrick
A prayer for the Feast Day of St. Patrick… God our Father, you sent Saint Patrick to preach your glory to the people of Ireland. By the help of his prayers, may all Christians proclaim your love to all men. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who…
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See Me Through
I was recently given an incredible new worship CD, called, “Able”, by Newspring Worship (Thanks Carol!). I highly recommend it! The second song on the CD is “See Me Through.” The lyrics are… When the worries of the world are on me Your Spirit breathes and leave me longing For…
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