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Archive for February, 2010
“From One Degree to Another”
Transfiguration Sunday
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
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Many of us started this morning by greeting someone or being greeted by someone with the words, “Happy Valentine’s Day!” Maybe someone even wished you a happy Chinese new year. But here inside the church we are celebrating something else, too. There are no greeting cards for it, and no expectations for flowers, chocolates, or gifts. I know of no one who goes out for a romantic dinner in celebration of it. We observe it every year, but most of us would be hard-pressed to say why. But let me be the first to wish you a good one: Happy Transfiguration Sunday!
Perhaps you remember the transfiguration story. (more…)
“Lord of the Broken Nets”
5th Sunday after the Epiphany
Luke 5:1-11
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It had been a night like any other night for Simon and his friends. They had spent the whole night fishing. But for all their work, they had come back to shore with nothing. They stood there next to their boats, washing their nets, ready for a hot breakfast and a long nap. And up walks this man who just steps into Simon’s boat, sits down, and starts teaching. A crowd is pressing in on him, anxious to hear the word of God, and so he delivers it, sitting in Simon’s fishing boat. (more…)