Tag: Exodus
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Remember!
“Zachor!” is a Hebrew commandment usually translated as “Remember!” The problem with the Western word “remember” is that it relates to the past: bring back to memory what once was. That is not the intention of the Biblical authors. They want to speak into the present of God’s people whenever and wherever that may be.…
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Cosmic Law
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted. (Mother Teresa) A Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent 2015 based on Exodus 20:1-17 and John 2:13-22.
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Intergenerational Covenant
It’s a great thing to be in a covenant with God. Over thousands of years biblical authors have painted the most wonderful pictures of what that means: blessing, wealth, love, health, peace, power, forgiveness, eternal life, whatever you may hope for in heaven and on earth, it has probably been spelled out as part of…
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The Gretchen Question
Religion is not about feelings or thoughts. It’s what you do with your faith. For some that means saying grace over a meal, reading their Bible or going to church. Some are CEO’s – Christmas & Easter Only People. But what about your eating habits, what about sacrifices, what about living up to God’s covenant?…
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If God had a face
Joan Osborne asks the tough question: “If God had a face, what would it look like?” Well Moses wasn’t allowed to see it. Can you stand seeing all of God’s reality?