Tag: baptism
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Jesus’ Baptism – A Modern Retelling
I followed Jesus one day. It was just a few years ago in the Fall, before Jesus became better known. I first met him through a mutual acquaintance—we both happened to be at a Concordia football game with a group of friends. A couple of weeks later I ran into him again at the Benny…
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Sola Scriptura: A Baptismal Defense
A talk presented to a conference hosted by the Presbyterian Committee on History and The Presbyterian College – as part of ongoing celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Still in somewhat rough form, but clear enough to follow. _____________ Some days you feel like you’ve drawn the short straw. And let me confess…
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division, baptism, unity — or, who we are
Let me begin this morning by reading again just a few words from 1 Corinthians chapter 1. For me these particular words are more than a little odd – they almost stick out like a sore thumb – and for that reason I want to start with them. Paul writes these words to the church…
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Beauty and Baptism
The image presented here is of a painting by the internationally known artist Makoto Fujimura – it is entitled “Golden Sea.” (To the right is a poster version we have purchased, and which hangs in the church entranceway.) And for this sermon I would actually like to do something a little bit different. I’d like…
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Nail Polish and Parenting – muddling through
At the best of times, raising kids is a complicated business. In any given situation, multiple factors are at play: our own personalities, our children’s personalities, wider family dynamics, faith commitments, cultural assumptions, and the list goes on… and on… Very often, all we can do as parents is make our best guess at what…
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Baptism of Jesus – the water of Jordan as blessing – from an Armenian liturgy for Epiphany
From a 1905, Armenian liturgy, for the blessing of water in Epiphany; “And now we pray thee, Lord who lovest mankind, send thy holy Spirit from above into this water. Bless and hallow it, and endue it with the grace of the Jordan. And make it a fountain of blessing, and a gift of incorruptibility;…
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