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Panic settled upon me after hearing how driven the state of Kansas has become in its effort to lure, entice, kidnap the KC Chiefs across state lines. Wouldn’t that be a federal offense? The same sense of panic sat in when Jackson County failed to renew the tax for the KC Royals in April. Why panic? I
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During the past few months, I have had the honor of officiating at two funerals, and yesterday I attended a third funeral. There is one resounding principle that keeps ringing in my ears: the greatest gift ever is love. Yesterday’s funeral was for a member of my church family of 28 years. I came to this community to
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given on Sunday, January 3, 2015 An opening thought: Today is Epiphany Sunday and it is coupled with communion, as is our local tradition of serving communion on the first Sunday of the month. Epiphany is the final celebration of Christ’s birth while communion is the covenant reminder of Christ’s death: the beginning and the
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Special note: The final worship service of 2015 continued the Christmas story much in the same fashion as the annual gathering–scripture and hymns/carols. The key was to ask reflective questions and know it is time to look at our responsibility to continue telling the story as carefully as Luke did when he wrote the gospel
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given on the fourth Sunday of Advent, December 20, 2015 Scripture references: Micah 5:2-5a (from the Common Lectionary) A Ruler from Bethlehem 2 [a]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on
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given on the third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2015 Joy to the World! The song seems to say so much, but how can we consider joy in the world today? In fact, joy seems like a missing emotion from our world because there has been so much negativity being broadcast at us from
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given on Second Sunday of Advent, December 6, 2015 Scripture references: Philippians 1:3-11 Genesis 32:1-12 Luke 22:14-20 Reflection: In the midst of the holiday season, even in the middle of a holiday party, violence erupted. The shooting in San Bernardino, California, shattered the holiday spirit of the nation. The nightmare reaches each and
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given on November 29, 2015, the first Sunday of Advent Scripture foundation from The Message Joel 2:12-14 Jeremiah 2:19 and 33:14-16 Luke 1:8-19, 26-38 Reflection in three parts Welcome to Advent! The Christian season filled with anticipation, with hope, with love, with joy, and with peace. Around us the stores are filled with sparkling
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given on Sunday, November 22, 2015 Scripture references: Psalm 118:21-25 I Timothy 2:1-3 Matthew 6:25-33 Psalm 126 Reflection: Growing up, playing cards was a huge part of our recreation. The game my maternal grandparents played was Pitch while my dad and his cousins played Pinochle. Then during the college years the weekends were
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given on Sunday, November 15, 2015 Scripture: Hebrew 10:10-25 (NLT & MSG) Reflection Out with the old and in with the new. The phrase echoes in our minds as we clean out a drawer, sort through papers, or weed out the clothes in the closet. All the old, worn out items are purged. This process
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given on Sunday, November 1, 2015 Scripture base: Revelations 21:10-21 & Revelations 7:9-17 (NLT) I admit I have Royal Fever. The excitement with the World Series makes it very difficult to admit that November is here. The weather must be confused, too, with all the delightful weather we have had and forecast for the week
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Love God, love life, love one another.
Susandoodles 