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Ian

Sign of the Flesh

Joshua 5:1–9 You’ve been literally following (cloud by day; fire by night) God for 40 years. In that time, you’ve eaten mysterious white stuff that shows up at dawn and melts by noon. Your clothes and sandals don’t wear out. Water mysteriously appears in the…

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Ian

Dreaming of Next

Genesis 25:21–26, Luke 1:5–25, 57 What’s next? Parents have hopes and dreams for their children. In the last few decades, however, a disturbing trend has occurred. For many parents, children have become the target of their worship. Yes, worship. The strands have been there for…

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Ian

6th Tuesday after Easter

Psalm 25, Isaiah 26:1–21, Acts 16:16–34 Imagine being the only person at a 4-way traffic light with no one else on the road. The light for you is red. And it’s still red. Most of us will wait a little bit. Some might rev their…

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Unity Dream

Psalm 100, Ezekiel 37:15–28, John 10:14–18, Galatians 3:28 Unity is a powerful message, and it calls to the deepest parts of us. E Pluribus unum—Latin for "Out of many, one"—is the motto of the United States. In this motto is the desire that no matter…

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Rock Stories

Joshua 4:1–13, Jeremiah 10:11-13 A pile of rocks. What is this supposed to mean, exactly? Thanks for the field trip to the river. It’s a pile of rocks. I can make my own at home. How we connect the past to today is essential to…

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