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The story of

God and us

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  • And the calm will be the better

    And the calm will be the better

    Matthew 14.22-33

    They go out on the water, and a wild storm comes. The disciples are overwhelmed, by the storm, meanwhile, Jesus decides that rather than sleeping on the mountain when he’s done praying, he’ll just walk across the water, as one does, to join his friends on the sea. And during the fourth watch of the…

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  • Hope is the thing with feathers

    Hope is the thing with feathers

    Mark 2-4

    In the five pericopes we read—the five little chunks of scripture—we saw Jesus’ interactions with the disciples, with the people of Israel, and with foreigners—and at times, his interactions are puzzling. But after spending the last week meditating on this, I think there’s a common thread here: Jesus invites everyone around to listen for, or…

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  • Fight, flight, freeze, fawn, flop, forget-about-it…

    Fight, flight, freeze, fawn, flop, forget-about-it…

    Luke 1.23-45

    A sermon on Luke 1:23-45 for Kensington Community Church on the second Sunday of Advent. This sermon series is structured after the theme “How does a weary world rejoice?” from A Sanctified Art. You’re probably already familiar with the concept of instinctive threat responses—the reactions our bodies choose between when we are afraid. Back in my day,…

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  • All the things I’m scared of

    All the things I’m scared of

    Luke 1.5-22

    I am someone who is scared, a lot, of a lot of things. I am scared of taking out the trash at night. I am scared of my car making weird noises. I am scared of checking my to do list. I am scared of notifications in the FollowMyHealth app from my doctor’s office. I…

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