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601. There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays

Luke 2:1-7

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Will Willimon

... the family, it's not even about your homecoming for Christmas. It's about God, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Prince of Peace, Savior, coming home. We couldn't get to God, so God got to us, corning among us in this mundane, ordinary family story we cherish as The Nativity. What we call “Incarnation” is somebody sleeping on the foldout sofa downstairs in the playroom. That somebody is little God With Us. Our God came out of the cold to dwell among us. That's the joy of it. There are not many religions I ...

602. For Someone Who Will Be Terribly Missed

Isaiah 43:1-5 · Job 19:23-27

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... one, they’d rub their fingers across the name, many doing so with tears running down their face. You could tell from the tears that what they rubbed was more than a name on that wall, there was a person behind the name, a person who was loved and cherished and horribly missed, a person who was with them for far too brief a time but in that time left an indelible mark upon their soul. For many people, Tessie Gornikiewicz will be but a name in the obituary column of the local newspaper. For many who will ...

603. For Someone Who Led a Happy and a Virtuous Life

Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 · Matthew 25:31-46 · 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

Eulogy

Richard E. Zajac

... Park High School, he got involved with the alumni, trumpeting whatever the cause that would better the school. And at Canisius College, Marty was instrumental in getting faculty and administration and alumni and student alike to work together to promote understanding, to cherish differences, to respect opposite views, and to develop a social conscience. Marty saw the Alumni not as a group of back slappers, but an integral piece of the education process. He was so well thought of and so well respected and so ...

604. Learning to Lean

Luke 11:1-13

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Lori Wagner

... important, piece of teaching that Luke introduces to us regarding the manner in which we should pray helps us to understand the kind of relationship with God that Jesus imagines for all of us – a deeply personal encounter, in which every one of us is treated as a cherished son or daughter of God. For all of us, God is a “good parent.” Unlike human beings with flaws and selfish motives, it’s “safe” for us to be in relationship with God. It’s safe for us to put our trust in God. It’s safe for ...

605. The Art and Agony of Patience

James 5:7-10

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Heather Sugden

... what seems like such an unending wait, and an end date to the desired outcome. You might have grown up with an Advent calendar that was used in your family each year, highlighting biblical verses to tell the story of Advent and Christmas. Or you might cherish memories of a handcrafted calendar that beautiful told the story of the season through the arts. In my home, we have often been drawn to the reward-based calendars that offer up a small decoration, chocolate every day, or even a small set of building ...

606. God Is Like...a Face

Genesis 33:1-11 · 2 Corinthians 4:5-6

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Kenneth L. Gibble

... , but then we will see face to face (1 Corinthians 13:12). Face to face. It’s a frightening thought. It’s a blessed thought. No matter how average or unusual, how beautiful or homely, how marked by age or trouble are your faces and mine, they are all loved, cherished, by the holy one who made them and us. The old gospel chorus put it this way: When by his grace I shall look on his face, That will be glory, be glory for me. A glory indeed, a nearly unimaginable glory. (in the public domain)

607. Calculated Christianity

Luke 14:25-35

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Jill J. Duffield

... lay down our life for? What about that odd call to hate our life that sounds downright pathological in a culture awash in talk and titles of self-love, life balance, and self-care? Does God really require us to hate that which we most cherish? When Jesus turned to those crowds drawn to his healings and authoritative teachings, his compassion, and his miracles, and told them: “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot ...

608. The Great Divide

Luke 16:19-31

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Jill J. Duffield

... heart? Does it please God for children to play, laugh, and enjoy themselves? Does it please God for parents to want to show their child they relish the day they were born? Of course it does. God knows and loves all children and to see them valued and cherished, whether in church halls or shopping malls must bring God pleasure. The problem lies not in the sumptuousness of my daughter’s party, but in the fact that such a party is so inaccessible to so many. The problem is that many kids don’t even get a ...

609. Bear the Burden

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David Augsburger

Forgiveness is hard. Especially in a marriage tense with past troubles, tormented by fears of rejection and humiliation, and torn by suspicion and distrust. Forgiveness hurts. Especially when it must be extended to a husband or wife who doesn't deserve it, who hasn't earned it, who may misuse it. It hurts to forgive. Forgiveness costs. Especially in marriage when it means accepting instead of demanding repayment for the wrong done; where it means releasing the other instead of exacting revenge; where it ...

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