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WLSU: Cancelled
posted on Mar 1, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
At Church of the Redeemer's Thursday morning Bible Study we are currently reading through 2 nd Corinthians . 2 nd Corinthians is likely a n edited collection of two to three le...
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WLSU: Prosperity and Adversity
posted on Feb 23, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
Here is your uplifting piece of Scripture for the day. It comes from the book of the prophet Jeremiah, and it goes like this: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord , "plans to pr...
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Holy Week 2024
Easter Flowers
posted on Feb 17, 2024 This year the Flower Guild is dedicating the windows in the Sanctuary for $100 donation. We always decorate the church for Easter which includes flowers in the windows. This year, if you donate $100 towards the decoration of a window, we ca...
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WLSU: Love and Death
posted on Feb 16, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast The story goes that Valentine was a clergy person in the Roman Empire during one of the times of heavy Christian persecution, that he performed Christian marriages - which were illegal at the time - a...
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WLSU: Audacity and Humility
posted on Feb 9, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
I n my first parish job, my rector told me it takes audacity and humility to be a priest. He said it take audacity to actually believe that the God who made all things has called you to preach...
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WLSU: Loving Kindness
posted on Feb 2, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
I want to be kind. I want to be kind today, to be kind tomorrow, to be kind relentlessly. I want to make it my discipline. I've already failed at my New Year's resolution, so I may as well start all...
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WLSU: More Than That
posted on Jan 26, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
In November of 1984 my parents threw an Election Night party. I still remember the little elephants on the cocktail napkins. I was five years old and understood nothing about politics, but I ...
Read MoreIn the Hope of the Resurrection: How to Prepare Faithfully for End of Life
posted on Jan 23, 2024 Wednesday Evenings in Lent In the Ho p e of the Resurrection: How to Prepare Faithfully for Death American culture teaches us to fear death and to try to avoid talking about, dealing with, and anticipating death at all cos...
Read MoreNourished by Love: The Holy Eucharist
posted on Jan 23, 2024 Sunday Lenten Series Nourished by Love: The Holy Eucharist The Eucharist is the sacrament of Christ's body and blood and principal act of Christian worship during which God's self-giving love is front and center as is the gift of Jes...
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WLSU: A Nation of Prophets
posted on Jan 19, 2024 This blog is also available as a podcast
Ch ristians often misunderstand the point of the biblical prophets . We've been doing this for centuries. We act as if their primary purpose is predicting the future. More specifica...
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