Tag: Holy spirit
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Roll Me Away
Reflections on Shuffle-Play Roll Me Away – Bob Seger One of the best things about listening to music while running is how it transports my mind to a different place. Instead of thinking about my breathing or how much longer I have left to go, good music makes the miles fly by. I have had…
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A Baccalaureate Message
John 14:15-17The Message (MSG) 15-17 “If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you. I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. You know him already because he has been staying with you,…
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Dry Bones
This Sunday, the Old Testament reading is Ezekiel’s vision of the Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14). In Bible study this morning as we talked about that text, the question came up, “What kinds of situations do people face which might cause them to despair that they feel like dried, dead bones? How might God’s…
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Sacred Passages
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased (Luke 3:22) Jesus was baptized at about 30 years of age. At this age, according to Mosaic law, he could be baptized into priesthood. Scripture doesn’t give us a lot of glimpses into Jesus’ life before this moment and it’s not…