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What are your expectations of a king? What should a king look, act, and sound like? We proclaim Jesus as the King of kings, but does he really meet our expectations of a king? How do we respond if he doesn’t? Will we still call him King? Do we just admire him from afar or [...]
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Ah! Lint.
Bellybutton lint; pocket lint; dryer lint; lint filters; lint rollers; there’s even a “National Lint Project” – if you don’t believe me, you can check it out at http://www.studiocapezzuti.com/lint/lintguys.htm
I started thinking about lint this morning, on this first day of Lent, as I was tidying up my desk, doing a little spring cleaning as [...]
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There are two kinds of people: Those who love jigsaw puzzles; and those who do not.
I love jigsaw puzzles.
I come by it honest. My dad loved jigsaw puzzles, and both my brother and I love them. (It has yet to be demonstrated if my children have inherited the jigsaw gene, but I remain hopeful!)
There is [...]
The magician waved a white handkerchief in the air before stuffing it into his top hat. He waved his hand above the hat and exclaimed the words, “Hocus pocus!” He reached into his hat, and pulled out a fluttering white dove! What a magical transformation! All because of the magic words: Hocus Pocus.
But did you [...]
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I am a choir director. And I am sure that some of the choir members will be mortified to know this – but I can pick out each individual voice in the choir. I know when someone is not there because I miss the sound of their voice. That doesn’t mean the choir sounds better [...]
Sunday, May 3rd was “Good Shepherd Sunday” – a day which comes around in churches that follow the Revised Common Lectionary (a 3 year, pre-set schedule of reading throughout the Bible, used by many denominations world-wide); the day in which we hear the much beloved Psalm 23, and the Gospel lesson where Jesus says, “I [...]
Wanted:
People with passionate hearts for God, and people who want passionate hearts for God.
When I think of passionate worship, I think of many things – like enthusiastic singing, celebration of the sacraments, multi-generations participating together, emotional and physical responses, and a large dose of delight. And as I reflect on people who have crossed [...]
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For seven years I taught music at Boise State University. I taught an upper division core music history class; I taught an ear-training class; but the class that I most frequently taught (and truly enjoyed the most) was “Intro to Music” – music appreciation for non-music majors.
The first day of class I would always go [...]
Have you ever gone to someone else’s family reunion?
I have gone to maybe one or two. They were tolerable, at best; and just confusing and uncomfortable at worst. I didn’t know the people there, I didn’t know the stories that everyone found so funny, I didn’t understand the family connections. I felt like such [...]
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“When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on the glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right [...]
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