Category: Religion
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Star or No Star? Belong or Not Belong?
given on the fourth Sunday of Lent, March 30, 2014 references the book The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss by Rev. James Kemp Star or No Star? Belong or Not Belong? How many groups do you connect with? Do you go to school reunions? Have you paid any…
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Everything’s a Mess! Spring Cleaning now.
given on Sunday, March 23, 2014–the third Sunday of Lent and the third in a series of sermons based on Rev. James Kemp’s The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss. Spring officially arrived this week. Did you notice it? Just in case you missed it, spring arrived about noon…
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Would you, could you if God asks you?
given on Sunday, March 9, 2014 as the first of a series based on Rev. James Kemp’s book The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss. Certainly the words we just heard from Dr. Seuss are familiar and they may be running around in your head just like Sam-I-Am is chasing…
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Freedom in Faith
given on Sunday, February 16, 2014: Being a pastor and a teacher can be humbling. Being Christian helps keep one’s perspective. These two personal statements that developed from this week’s life experiences are difficult to accept. Starting off the week with yet another snow day from school tested one’s…
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Heart Breaking
given on Sunday, February 9, 2014: Due to an ice storm last week, we missed our second month of communion, so today that we the focus of the service. Within the structure of the the Service of Word and Table in the UMC Hymnal, there are a few thoughts that…
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Help! I just fell off my horse. What do I do now?
given on Sunday, January 19, 2014 Don’t ask how the title for today’s thoughts developed because I have no good answer. All I know is I was thinking about sermons and suddenly the phrase just popped into my head—and I have not been able to shake it off. Sometimes…
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Gifts to God
This is the sermon planned for January 6, 2014. The scripture reference is Matthew 2:1-12. Unfortunately the snow, blowing winds, and extreme cold, services had to be canceled for the best of the members. Therefore, this sermon is available through WordPress only. Hopefully everybody is safe and comfortable in their…
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God’s Gifts: Baby Jesus
given on Sunday, December 29, after an ice storm canceled the Dec. 22 service Journaling is a dying art, yet it is so important for sociologists in their studies of humanity. It is also key to historians as they search for secrets of what happened in different time periods. …
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God’s Gifts: promises fulfilled
given on Sunday, December 15, 2013 Preparing today’s thoughts could have been very difficult due to the personal events of the past two weeks. Yet, returning to life’s daily routine allows for the spinning, ever-changing world to slow down to a manageable pace. And, who cannot help but sense…
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