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                        "1776"  July
                                              3, 2005 
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                        "Who's
                                              to Blame?"  March
                                              6, 2005 
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                        "The
                                              Great Temptation"  February 13, 2005 
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                        "Dare
                                              to Hope"  December 25, 2004 
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                        "Road
                                              Back to Joy"  December 19, 2004 
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                        "Palm
                                              Pilots and Eternity"  September 12,
                                              2004 
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                        "The
                                              Empowered Community"  April 18, 2004 
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                        "If
                                              Someone Gives You a Compliment Say, 'Thank You'
                                              and Be Quiet"  December 28, 2003  
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                        "To
                                              Fly or Not to Fly"  November 16, 2003 
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                        "Sell
                                              All That You Have?  October 12, 2003 
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                        "Law,
                                              Love, and Our Life Together"  August,
                                              2003 
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                      "The
                                          Mystery of Prayer"  May 18, 2003 
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                        "God
                                              was Lifted Up, and God Lifts Us Up"  March
                                              30, 2003 
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                        "A
                                              Mixed Bag of Sundays"  February 2,
                                              2003 
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                        "
and
                                              the darkness has not overcome it
"  December
                                              24, 2002  
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                        "Gods
                                              Christmas Choice"  December 22, 2002  
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                        "Use
                                              It or Lose It"  November 17, 2002  
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                        "The
                                              Lord's Prayer--Forgive Us Our Sins..."  October
                                              20, 2002  
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                        "Is
                                              It Enough?"  July 28, 2002  
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"Grief and Hope"  June 16, 2002 
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                        "The
                                              Abundant Life of the 23rd Psalm"  April
                                              21, 2002 
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                        "While
                                              It Was Still Dark"  March 31, 2002 
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                        "When
                                              They Know They are Blind, They Will See"  March
                                              10, 2002 
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"Living Water" March 3, 2002  
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"What Would Jesus HAVE Me Do?  January 13, 2002 
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"The Feast of the Epiphany"  January 6, 2002  
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"There Is Hope!"  December 16, 2001  
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"One on One"  November 25, 2001 
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"Two Very Different Men"  October 28, 2001  
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"A Time to 'Sit Shiva'?"  September 30, 2001 
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"This Above All"  September 9, 2001 
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"MoneyMoneyMoneyMoneyMoney"  August 5, 2001 
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"Who Are Your Heroes?"  July 8, 2001 
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"Repentance: The Key to Forgiveness"  June 17, 2001 
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                        "Community:
                                              Where the Holy Spirit Hangs Out"  June
                                              3, 2001  
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"The 'Christian Dilemma'"  May 6, 2001 
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"Living the Risen Life"  April 15, 2001 
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"A Prescription for Spiritual Health"  February 4, 2001 
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"God's Light and Love Pours Into Our Souls"  January 7, 2001  
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"Reflections on the Feeding of God's People"  April 2, 2000 
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                          "My Sins Are Forgiven? What Sins?"  February
                            20, 2000 
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"You Are Called"  January 30, 2000 
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"Hay and Stars, Part 2"  December 26, 1999  
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"Hay and Stars, Part 1"  December 25, 1999  
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"Apocalypse Now"  November 14, 1999  
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"The Wedding Feast: Does God Discriminate?"  October 10, 1999 
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"If Your Brother Sins Against You?"  September 5, 1999 
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"Facts, Truth and Faith"  August 1, 1999 
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"Baptized Patriots"  July 4, 1999 
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"Judaism, Christianity & All Other Faiths: Same Mission!"  June
              13, 1999 
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"Is Doubt Always a Bad Thing?"  April 11, 1999 
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"Life is God's Will"  March 21, 1999 
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                          "From Fear to Light"  February 14, 1999 
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                        The
                                                Peace of God ... 
                          We are now headed for Advent, which besides being about preparing
                            for Christmas, is about the end of the world as we know it. ... 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        Roses
                                                and Thorns 
                          We are always “becoming.” This is reflected in the
                            statements, “God isn’t finished with me yet,” and “I
                            am a ‘work-in-progress.”... 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
            
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        He
                                                Is Risen  April 20, 2003 
                          Easter is the hope that God offers during bad times, a light in
                            which we 
                          can believe even while we're still in the darkness... 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        Father
                                                Knows Best  March 30, 2003 
                          I write this on the eve of war. A wise person told me today that
                            another wise person had told him... 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        Why
                                                We Need Lent  March 2, 2003 
                          Lent is the account of the last and most difficult journey of Jesus'
                            life. Lent is also about the difficult journeys in our lives.... 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        Today
                                                and Always  January 12, 2003 
                          When I was 19, I told my Uncle that I intended to be a writer.
                            He, in his usual provocative and challenging way, asked, "What
                            have you written?... 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        GivingThanksGivingThanks  November
                                              24, 2002 
                          A whole book about giving thanks. I remember it from so many years
                            ago because it seemed to me to be a great feat... 
                                         
                          Forgiveness  October
                                                          20, 2002 
                          Forgiveness. Forgive and forget. I will forgive you but I won't
                            forget. 70 times 70. I know God forgives me but I can't forgive
                            myself... 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        A
                                                Time of National Mourning  September
                                                12, 2001 
                          We have watched pictures for years of other countries, other peoples,
                            suffering the effects of war: violence, horrible deaths, grieving... 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
            
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      
                        
                          Y2000  January,
                                                2, 2000  
                            If you will look up you will see the date, January 2, 2000... 
                              
                            Our Collect for Today is...  October
                              24, 1999 
                            . . . make us love what you command... 
                             
                            The Writing on the Wall?  August
                              22, 1999  
                            Shootings, week after week. Lives ended. Lives ruined. Traumatized
                              people of all ages... 
                                           
                                          Gobbledygook?  July
                                                            18, 1999 
                            Hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
                              But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience... 
                                           
                                          ...a
                                          World of Safety, Security and Predictability  June
                                                            6, 1999  
                            It was the final session of a small bereavement group series, facilitated
                              by a 
                            renowned Pastoral Counselor and Seminary Professor... 
                             
                            Life, In All Its Fullness  April
                              11, 1999 
                            We are now in the Easter season of the Church year. It lasts from
                              Easter Day to the Day of (the Feast of) Pentecost... 
                                           
                                          Lenten
                                          Thoughts  March 7, 1999 
                            The last shall be first and the first
                                          last." "He who
                              exalts himself shall be humbled and he who humbles
                                          himself shall be exalted... 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
                                     
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