Dear Grace Church Family and Friends, Is it possible to know joy in these times of social unrest, tragic death, and human hate? Jesus tells us today that there is such a thing as an unassailable joy. He even tells…
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Dear Friends and Family of Grace Church, This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday! And it’s a BIG DEAL! It’s the Birthday of the Church! It’s the day we celebrate the Holy Spirit’s coming to us. It’s Jesus’ promise that he gave…
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Dear Family and Friends of Grace Church, The City of God! The City of God? Is that really possible? As I’ve been studying the Scripture lessons for this coming Sunday, I’ve been stuck for awhile on the reading from the…
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Dear Grace Church Family and Friends, In the Gospel According to Matthew, Jesus often calls us to be and do like him. In chapter 5, he calls all of us to be light; to be a shining example to the…
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Dear Grace Church Friends and Family, I can’t believe that I actually did this! Last week, I watched a “Reality” TV show. The hard part for me with this scripted form of “reality,” is watching folks who are basically famous…
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An Invitation to “Eastering” every day It is, for me as I now write this, Easter Monday. I am “back at work” as usual on a Monday morning. Yes, “the grind” could be taking a toll, except that yesterday, Easter…
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Dear Grace Church Family, I commend the words of Psalm 51 to you this day. Actually, every day. In the long tradition of Christian and Jewish devotional practice, only a few Psalms are more recited or committed to memory. In…
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The Gospel as Fairy Tale John 1: 1-5 Dear Family and Friends of Grace Church, The Gospel as Fairy Tale? Don’t let that sentence put you off. It’s from renowned Christian theologian and thinker, Frederick Buechner. The “Fairy Tale”…
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Dear Grace Church Family and Friends, “Blessings abound!” “Count your blessings!” “Be a blessing!” All these very true truisms come to life in the Psalms and the Gospels. Comparing and understanding two particular readings will help us catch a truth…
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What can I do? I Corinthians 1:26-31 Dear Family and Friends of Grace Church, Ukraine and Russia are at war. The World is fast hurtling toward an even greater conflict. But what can I do about it? What can…
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