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Easter Sunday: Joining Mary Magdalene in joy and sorrow

Jesus has not yet ‘destroyed every ruler and every authority and power,’ and Mary Magdalene reminds us that grief in the face of death is proper, a measure of our love for the one who has died, or even a measure of our humanity, because to mourn is to be human. Continue reading

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Sermon: Easter Sunday

Jesus Christ is Lord of all, not only of those like Peter, and the peace he preaches includes peace between those of different faiths and nations. From this moment on, if the church is to truly be the body of Christ, then its doors must be flung open, and everyone must be allowed to stream in. Continue reading

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Sermon: The women in the Gospel according to Luke

Maybe what Jesus is telling us is to focus on the one thing immediately in front of us as we do it, whether that is preparing a meal for a guest, or sitting with that same guest and paying attention to what they are saying. Maybe this is a story about being ‘pure in heart,’ as we translate one of the Beatitudes, having a single focus on whatever it is that we are doing, to do it well and to the glory of God. Continue reading

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