Month: November 2011

  • Geocaching Initiation

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    Today I logged my first geocache! The day before yesterday was my first try to locate the one that is closest to our house. I was inspired by hananja who is trying to send me a Gecoin from Switzerland. c:geo is a magnificent app and the gps in my VIZIO Tablet delivers an astonishingly accurate…

  • Passover seder at the White House?

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    2 Chronicles 35:1-19 rejoices in king Josiah: “18 Since the days of the prophet Samuel, the Passover had never been celebrated like this. None of the former kings had ever celebrated a Passover like this one celebrated by King Josiah, the priests, the Levites, and the people of Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem 19 in the…

  • History’s Judgment

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    When 2 Chronicles was composed in the 3rd century BCE its authors could easily judge the kings of the 7th century BCE. And that is exactly what is happening in today’s reading when it opens: Verses 1-2 “Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-one…

  • God is constantly changing

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    How does a famous hymn put it: “Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been thou forever will be.” Today’s reading from 1 Chronicles 17:1-27 tells a whole different story: As long as God’s people…

  • Sermon Podcast: Working Together

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    Working_Together_11_13_20011.m4a Listen on Posterous Listen to a sermon by the Rev. Daniel Haas for Stewardship Sunday that also commemorates Saint Martin’s Day. It was based on 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 and delivered at Provo Community United Church of Christ on November 13th 2011.