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Finding Our New Song (Revelation 7)
Ever More Precise Let’s begin with a poem called Claritas by Denise Levertov: The All-Day bird, the artist, whitethroated sparrow, striving in hope and good faith to make his notes ever more
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The Lamb that Was Slain (Revelation 5)
This is the message I shared at Camas Friends on Revelation 5. [Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán — “Agnus Dei”] Fear, Desire for control and Violence are some of the main qualities that tend to
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Revelation 1: From Bafflement to Wonder
Bafflement During the retreat I was on last weekend with other young leaders led by Parker Palmer and Marcy Jackson, Parker mentioned that he never writes books about things he knows, he only writes
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Into the Tomb Luke (23:50-24:12)
Unless we are dead we are on a journey. Our journeys might be more inward focused at the moment, they might be more about outward changes, but either way life is filled with journeys.
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Bread and the last(ing) Supper (Luke 22)
This is the message I gave on Palm Sunday this year at Camas Friends. A dinner party When I look at this text I see a very unusual and meaningful dinner party. It is
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Holding the Tension, Umwelt and Hearts Broken Open
This is the message I gave Sunday March 17, 2013 at Camas Friends Church and is drawn from Isaiah 43: 16-21. Holding the Tension This past weekend I had the chance to go
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The Emperor, Little Deaths and the Fig Tree (Lk 13:6-9)
On Sunday we did a reader’s theater of the Hans Christen Andersen’s fable “The Emperor’s New Suit.” That helped set the stage for the rest of the discussion that followed. Idols
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The Beginning of the Journey Inward (Isaiah 6:1-8)
Intro: For this morning’s message I’d like to talk about the Journey Inward based on Isaiah 6 by first telling a story that some of you may have heard or read. Boards
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Homesickness, Mobility and Rootedness (Luke 4:16-30)
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight
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Hating Father and Mother: Jesus’ Advice for Family Conflict
This is the message I gave on January 6, 2013 at Camas Friends Church. It is based on Luke 14:26-27: “Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said
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The Shootings, With a “What?,” and a “Yes” – Luke 3:10-17
This is the message I gave at meeting for worship this morning: And the crowds asked him, ‘What then should we do?’ In reply he said to them, ‘Whoever has two coats must share
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Transitions, Temple and Reweaving the Bonds of Human Life (Mark 13)
This is the message I gave two weeks ago at Camas Friends Church on Mark 13:1-8. Life Transitions This past summer I found myself feeling drained, exhausted, uninspired and generally not myself.
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A Desire that Devours, Widows and an Election (Mark 12:38-13:2)
This is the message I gave on November 11, 2012. “As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in
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Scarcity, Abundance and the Sharing Economy (Mark 6:30-44)
This is the sermon I preached on October 28, 2012. It comes from the story of the feeding of the 5,000. Also, note that the general scope and interpretation of this sermon comes
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Quaker Bankers, Tithes and a Chocolate Factory (Matt 10:8)
This is the message I gave on Sunday morning October 19, 2012. You can listen to the audio version of it here. Last week we started to tackle the difficult subject of money and
