Easter As New Creation

Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!  Alleluia!  This simple, but yet profound proclamation is both personal and communal, and claims our place in creation and God’s acts of new…

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Why Holy Week Takes my Breath Away

Holy Week begins with a parade, filled with excitement and joy...lots of energy...children laughing and playing in the streets as people shout “Hosanna” (“Pray, save us) to Jesus as he…

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Resurrection: Fiction or Fact?

Let’s face it:  Someone rising from the dead is not something that happens every day.  Like us, the people in first century Israel would have had a hard time wrapping…

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Re-Birth

When Nicodemus converses with Jesus he is introduced to a new understanding of living in relationship with God and those God loves.  Drawing upon a birthing metaphor, Jesus impresses upon…

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Some Things Never Change

A lot has changed since the days of Jesus, but some things are still the same.  People have never been fond of taxes or the people who collect them.  …

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Hibernation or Participation?

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We are currently in the heart of February! The days are still cold and short. The weather often cannot decide between snow and freezing rain. And overall we feel the…

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Faith and Science

It seems for centuries we’ve insisted on perpetuating a war between faith and science.  Implicitly or explicitly we’ve been told we have to pick a side.  However, recently the conversation…

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Ask Science Mike!

On Saturday, February 10th, you will have an opportunity to participate in a seminar with Mike McHargue, internationally known as “Science Mike,” at Hyde Park Community.  On Sunday, February 11th,…

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