Hidden, Humble, & Transformed
Mark 4:26-34 What’s unseen but potentially everywhere? It’s so small that it’s hidden, but can spread rapidly and with great impact,...
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Englewood ByLines
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
Saying "YES"
The Church begins with the Yes of the Virgin of Nazareth —Hans von Balthasar (1905-1988) I’ve spent a good part of this Advent season...
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Englewood ByLines
- Nov 1, 2020
- 5 min
Trust in the Midst of Trauma
EXODUS 32:1-14 What do you do when the only world you’ve ever known has been torn out from under you? When the world as you’ve known it...
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Englewood ByLines
- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
Pass Over Into Freedom
Exodus 12:1-14 I remember well the days my two boys were born, one in September and the other in May, four years apart. When they were...
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Englewood ByLines
- Aug 19, 2020
- 5 min
Birdwatching During a Pandemic
What do birds & racism have in common? [note: this post was originally written June 17, 2020, though only published now] I enjoy...
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Englewood ByLines
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
Suffering companions
Job 3:1-10 Job 4:1-9 Job 7:11-21 I wasn’t really sure I wanted to wade into Job’s life this summer. As if we haven't got enough suffering...
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Englewood ByLines
- Apr 19, 2020
- 7 min
More Than Merely Waiting...
Acts 1:1-14 Last week, Easter, we heard the story of women going to Jesus’ tomb to anoint his dead body, only to discover it missing and,...
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Englewood ByLines
- Apr 12, 2020
- 7 min
They Said Nothing, For They Were Afraid
Of all the four Gospel tellings of Jesus’ resurrection, I find that Mark’s is the one I least want to be stuck with. And now to be given...
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Englewood ByLines
- Mar 29, 2020
- 6 min
Crashing Temples & Birth Pangs
Mark 13:1-8, Narrative Lectionary, March 29, 2020 As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what...
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Englewood ByLines
- Mar 27, 2020
- 10 min
Storms, Demons & Death
Mark 4:35-41; Mark 5:1-20; Mark 5:21-45 This is a hard age to be alive in. We hear of wars and rumors of wars—some of those whispers are...
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Englewood ByLines
- Jan 15, 2020
- 1 min
Why We Gather
I’ve been thinking lately about why we gather in one place at a specific time to worship (Sunday mornings in our auditorium) and thought...
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Englewood ByLines
- Jan 14, 2020
- 1 min
How We Walk
Kip and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in Italy this fall. Here's a short reflection I wrote one afternoon: Today as we sat in...
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Englewood ByLines
- Dec 22, 2019
- 1 min
Magnificat Lullaby
Magnificat Lullaby
Or Lullaby for Kingdom Come
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Englewood ByLines
- Dec 15, 2019
- 5 min
holy spirit conceived
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I personally don’t ever remember an angel showing up to deliver an important message to me....
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Englewood ByLines
- Dec 1, 2019
- 4 min
Advent begins in the Dark
In the mid-2000s, our family lived in northwest Kenya, among the Turkana people. That part of the world is arid semi-desert, filled with...
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Englewood ByLines
- Aug 28, 2019
- 4 min
Singing in the Dead of Night
Road to Hell There’s no curtain to raise on the small stage in the Walter Kerr Theatre off of Times Square, but Hermes the narrator, our...
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Englewood ByLines
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
Englewood ByLines
Greetings! As a member and pastor at Englewood Christian Church, I often have the opportunity to reflect on scripture and the way that it...
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