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"Doubting" Thomas
Text: John 20:19-31 The main character in John’s story is known by his nickname, “Doubting” Thomas. Read the story again. Read it...
Touch the Earth Lightly
Texts: Psalm 23; Colossians 1:15-20 Shirley Murray, a Presbyterian hymnwriter from New Zealand, died in January of this year. One of my...
The Emmaus Prayer
Luke 24:13-35 There is something terribly elusive about Easter. We are familiar with the tough terrain of Holy Week, its betrayal and...
The First Easter Sermon
Text: Isaiah 65:17-25 The first Easter sermon was preached long before Mary stood weeping in the garden, long before a young man told...
When Easter Dawns
Text: Matthew 28:1-10 When I think of Easter, I think of exactly what it looks like right now outside Cove Presbyterian Church, just...
A Bedtime Story
Anne Lamott, Presbyterian ruling elder, novelist, and remarkably free spirit grew up in anything but a religious home. That sets the...
Finding Easter in the Dark
Text: John 11: 1-45. I nominate Lazarus as the poster child for Lent 2020. We know almost nothing about Lazarus, his interests, his...
Can These Bones Live?
Text: Ezekiel 37: 1-14 Can these bones live? That is the question that God asks the prophet Ezekiel when his fellow Jews are...
A Cure for the "Camelot Complex"
Text: Haggai 1:15b-2:9 I am a sucker for movie musicals. A favorite of mine is Camelot. I can still hear Richard Burton as King Arthur...
With an Advent Accent
Text: Matthew 24:36-44; Romans 13:11-14 Thanksgiving is over. December has arrived and for most people the Christmas countdown is on. As...
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