Citizens of the Kingdom
Our calling is to become citizens of the kingdom here and now. This is advanced citizenship and demands our all.
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Reverend Sue
Aug 18, 20204 min read
Do not be conformed but transformed
We are told not to be conformed to this world but transformed by the renewing of our mind. This requires seeing with different eyes.
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Reverend Sue
Aug 11, 20204 min read
For a time such as this
The Joseph story of faithfulness and reconciliation with his family is a story for a time such as this.
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Reverend Sue
Aug 4, 20204 min read
Gifts from unexpected places
The story of Jacob's son Joseph is a gift - that even the darkest pit, vilest betrayal cannot separate us from God's mercy and purposes.
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Reverend Sue
Jul 28, 20204 min read
Wrestling with God
Wrestling with God is how Jacob comes to experience blessing.
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Reverend Sue
Jul 21, 20206 min read
The Kingdom of Heaven
The parables of Jesus teach that the kingdom of heaven is inviting and disturbing.
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Reverend Sue
Jul 14, 20204 min read
The Wheat and the Weeds
The parable of the wheat and the weeds is counter intuitive - this farmer is patient, generous and hopeful!
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Reverend Sue
Jul 7, 20206 min read
Tending the Seed
The image of the seed being watered by the rain of heaven is delightful and encouraging.
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Reverend Sue
Jun 30, 20205 min read
What do you Desire?
Desire is a strong and recurrent theme in life and Scripture. Desire for human love, communion with the divine, and to find where we fit.
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Reverend Sue
Jun 23, 20204 min read
Who you feed
In life we are informed and formed by what we attend to. Our choices make this a life giving circle or a vicious circle that diminishes us.
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Reverend Sue
Jun 16, 20205 min read
Not peace but a sword
Jesus said "I have not come to bring peace but a sword." Hard words for most of us but words of life if we will attend.
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Reverend Sue
Jun 9, 20205 min read
Be as Wise as Serpents and as Innocent as Doves
We are called to be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves. This requires holding the two images together in a holy third way.
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