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Category Archives: Death and Dying
The Greatest Gift of All
Sara Wood and her son, Landon, were facing a bleak Christmas this year. Landon is five years old. They were sleeping in the same bed at her parent’s home. Her husband and his father, Staff Sgt. Scott Wood, died four … Continue reading →
Posted in Church, Death and Dying, Family, Holidays
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Tagged Christmas, Jesus, Nativity of Jesus
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Wayne Parker “was talking last week with a professor friend of (his) at (a) local university. He teaches a freshman level chemistry class and told (Wayne) about a phone call he had received from a parent of one of his … Continue reading →
Save us from the time of trial
This morning we have the bizarre story of the sacrifice of Isaac. The childless Abraham and Sarah, in their old age, have a son, Isaac. At the time of this strange story, we don’t know how old Isaac is, but … Continue reading →
Posted in Church, Death and Dying, Relationships
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Tagged Abraham, Binding of Isaac, faith, Isaac
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The Good Shepherd: Death Dreams and Sponsoring Children
The night after the Easter Vigil and before Easter morning, I had a dream. Suzie and I were on a small commuter plane. There were two seats on either side of the aisle. I had the window seat and Suzie … Continue reading →
Posted in Church, Death and Dying, Poverty
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Tagged Burkina Faso, Child Sponsorship, Compassion International, Death Dream, Good Shepherd Sunday
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It’s too good to be true
Sermon given at Church of Our Saviour, May 8, 2011 Let us pray. Most holy, Lord God, you are marvelous in our eyes; your wonders are too great for us, but even when we acknowledge this, we doubt and we … Continue reading →
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Tagged cynicism, doubt, Jesus Christ, N. T. Wright, resurrection
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When a Community Has a Murder
They were friends. They enjoyed golfing together like they did a week ago today. They spent a lot of time together away from work. Sam and John both worked at Schnell School. Sam LaCara was one of the most liked, … Continue reading →
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Tagged John Leubbers, Placerville California, Placerville principal mudered, Sam LaCara, where is God
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Resurrection and Regeneration
An interesting topic came up in casual conversation recently. It was regeneration. I immediately thought about the possibilities and differences between regeneration and resurrection. Regeneration, as I understand it, is the re-forming of something into what it was. In other … Continue reading →
Alzheimer’s and Grieving
Last Saturday (6/13), I officiated at the funeral of Jane Hassler. Jane had suffered from Alzheimer’s for many years. In fact, I am surprised that she lived to the age of 91. She was in a local nursing home for … Continue reading →
