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The Christmas Guest
It happened one day at December’s end Some neighbors called on an old-time friend. And they found his shop so meager and mean, Made joyous with a thousand boughs of green. And old Conrad was sitting with face shine. When he suddenly stopped as he stitched the twine. And he said “My friends at dawn […]
Welcoming The Stranger: Defining The Heart Of The Ecumenical Movement
Pennsylvania Council of Churches April 10, 2000 I consider it a great blessing to be here for this day of celebration. I have deep appreciation for the ministry Gary Harke has done within a Moravian context, and it will be fun to see the ministry God works through him, together with the rest of you, […]
A Christmas Letter From Jesus
Hello dear friend! Well, as you know, it’s time for my birthday again. Last year, they had a real big party for me and it seems like they will again this year. After all, they’ve been shopping and preparing for it for months now, and there have been announcements and advertisements almost everyday about how […]
A Brief Encounter
Psalm 116:1-4,12-19 Luke 24:13-35 by Patricia de Jong April 21, 1996 —————————————————————————- —- On this third Sunday of Easter, our lectionary treats us to this story of The Emmaus Road from the Gospel of Luke. This story goes solo, as far as the Gospel writers are concerned. It is told only by Luke and bears […]
Psalms On Sundays: 90 – To Gain A Heart Of Wisdom
wisdom Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-216 Sunday 09 Dec 2001 Reading: PSALM 90 – TO GAIN A HEART OF WISDOM (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) ‘Grant to me, above all things to be desired, that my heart may find its peace in Thee. Thou art the peace of my heart – out of Thee […]
Christmas And The Stranger
Look, your God is coming: stories of the Christmas welcome By Donna Sinclair Let the wilderness and the dry lands exult let the wasteland rejoice and bloom let it bring forth flowers like the jonquil, let it rejoice and sing for joy. Strengthen all weary hands, steady all trembling knees and say to all faint […]
Advent: John The Baptist
Today, as I write this, we are celebrating the Second Sunday of Advent. (Advent begins on the Sunday nearest to November 30 – St. Andrew’s Day – and is the beginning of the church year). Advent is the time in the Christian calendar when we prepare for Christmas, and the coming of the Saviour into […]
Psalms On Sundays: 83 – Whose Are The World’s
Pasture-lands . . . Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-182 Sunday 21 Oct 2001 Reading: PSALM 83 – WHOSE ARE THE WORLD’S PASTURE-LANDS? (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) ‘Lord, truth incarnate, let thy Spirit overshadow us in reading thy Word, that learning of thee with honest hearts we may be rooted and built up in […]
Psalms On Sundays: 84 – Dwelling Place
Pilgrim Heart Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-187 Sunday 28 Oct 2001 Reading: PSALM 84 – DWELLING PLACE, PILGRIM HEART (From ‘Encounter with God’ Bible Reading Notes) ‘Prayer is not asking for what you think you want but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine’ (Kathleen Norris, ‘Amazing Grace’, Lion, 2000). As you reflect on […]
Bible: Reliable, Radical, Relevant
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-189 (Expository Sermon) THE BIBLE: RELIABLE, RADICAL, RELEVANT (2 Timothy 3:12-16) by Rod Benson The Christian faith involves both doctrine and experience; it has objective and subjective dimensions. But the foundation of our faith is not a set of normative experiences. The foundation is a body of beliefs, the Old and New […]
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