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Easter 5C, April 28, 2013

“Birds of a Feather” Acts 11:1-18 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3saying, …

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Easter 4C, April 21, 2013

“The Wrong Question” Acts 9:36-43 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. At that time she became ill and died. When …

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Easter 3C April 14, 2013

“Do You Love Me?” John 21:1-19 After these things…it is still all about Peter, isn’t it?  I don’t know whether you’ve noticed it or not, but throughout the gospels, it becomes almost glaringly obvious that Peter is very, very fond …

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Easter Sermon, Year C

“Beautiful Brokenness” Luke 24:1-12 In 1944, Lt. Hiroo Onoda was sent by the Japanese army to the remote Philippine island of Lubang. His mission was to conduct guerrilla warfare during World War II. Unfortunately, Onoda was never officially told the …

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