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Rental home available
Our rental house is going to become available in July and I thought maybe it was worth it to have you “list” it in LOC communications. The house is on 12th avenue here on the...
Lisa Traylor
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Convening Convention
On Saturday, a group of 90+ delegates and other congregational representatives gathered at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, IL to sign the proposed Constitution and Cannons of our Diocese in Formation, the Diocese of the Upper Midwest. Bp....
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Challenges at Makor HaTikvah
Providentially, at the same time we were collecting our Good Friday offering, Makor HaTikvah has encountered a very difficult legal challenge to its existence. For those reading for the first time, it may be difficult...
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His Voice Brings Life
During Lent, we talked about going home, where the Father was watching and waiting for us, wanting to welcome us back with a celebration, and even begging us to come in. Today, we hear the...
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He is Risen and We’re Off Fishin’
Peter and the other disciples have spent many months traveling around with Jesus. They have witnessed miraculous healings, food multiplication that would make a Holy Week coordinator green with envy, even people raised from the...
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Savior Under Stress
John’s Gospel holds the longest account of the evening before Jesus’ death. His actions paint a picture of someone under a lot of stress. As he washes Peter’s feet and Peter demands his head be washed...
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About the Shofar
On Palm Sunday, we begin our procession with three blasts from the shofar, a ram’s horn. This ancient instrument has great significance in Judiasm. Click here to read about the call of the Shofar in this article...
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A Good Friday Moment
The sunrise is coming- Jesus is here, Hanging from the cross. Sorrowful, joy Painful, gladness. I can not take my gaze away from your face. Love bleeds red Across your cheeks and meets my sandals...
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Martha vs. Martha
Yesterday’s sermon highlighted a contrast I’ve seldom thought about: this is the same Mary & Martha as in the story in Luke 10:38-42. You know, the one where Martha is busy serving and Mary is...
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…Hazardous to Your Spiritual Health
When I read the parables, I tend to cast myself in the role of the good guy. “‘God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this...