Jesus is back from the wilderness, tested, steeled with the Spirit, with purpose, devotion, zeal, focus. People notice. People gather. So many bump through life wishy-washy, pale, bruised. Oh, why…
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My phone buzzes at odd, unpredictable hours, especially around the big holidays: amber alerts—child abductions. Often at those times of the year, it seems one parent is taking a child…
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Just before what I read, the Pharisees, hoping somehow to trap Jesus, bring up the matter of divorce. Because he’s asked, Jesus gives his teaching. Divorce has been around almost…
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Bible Text: Matthew 14:13-21 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Strange, how something so good begins with something so bad. Jesus is told his cousin has been executed, murdered. John the…
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Bible Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Our response to coronavirus-prevention guidelines. This is an abbreviated service of prayer, Scripture, and reflection.
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Bible Text: Galatians 6:1-10, 14-16 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Some of you may know Lou Reed’s song “Perfect Day.” At one point in the song, he repeats, four times—as…
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Bible Text: Luke 5:1-11 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | [With thanks to Leslie Leyland Fields, and Chapter Four of her Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish,…
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Bible Text: Proverbs 31:10-31 | Preacher: Paul Kucera Apart from knowing Jesus Christ, a good wife is probably the greatest blessing a man can have. A wife is far more…
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