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Goals not Plans

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 16:55


When the man complained that he didn't have help, Jesus insted healed him.

You're Not Special

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 21:58


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Labor's Rest

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 25:53


In Acts 9 Dorcus was tired, like mom doing all the work tired, like little red hen tired, God finally called her to rest. Peter on the other hand had an early church staffing problem and had to bring her back. Pastor Krogh suggested the best memorial to faithful saints is to pick up their work, not lament their absense.

Do You Love Me?

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 19:41


Jesus confronted Peter with some questions, Peter understood when he followed

Don't Play Their Game

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 18:47


When we see the world one way, thorugh the eyes of polotics, we lose so much.

Believing Beyond the Bunny

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 25:52


Hospitality resulted in the first glimpse of the Risen Lord. perhaps that's the ticket to believing in Easater.

Not Making Winners, Befriending Losers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 19:11


On Palm Sunday it looked like Jesus was going to be a winner - until he wasn't. We know Jesus with us in losing.

Death Focused

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 20:43


The focus on the death no the resurrection was intended to keep the people thinking about God's grace that was present in all things of life and death itself.

We're All Prodigal

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 22:24


Jesus told this parable for the scribes and Pharisees to see themselves.

Doubt All But This One Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 22:44


We are told not to question God, but we can. What remins completely incomprehsable is God's mercy and pardon

Don't be Out Foxed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 20:17


The Pharisees were not warning Jesus out of kindness, they wanted him gone as much as Herod did.

Resist That Marshmallow

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 21:52


Jesus resited the temptation of the Devil, not because he had grit, but because he had purpose.

Synthetic Temptations

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 21:51


The Transfiguration doesn't give much practical direction. Fun to know, perhaps, but not a great place to focus. Jesus focused on the boy needing healing. What do we see?

Hate: The Final Enemy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 18:34


Jesus commanded "Love your enemies" even those who misquote Jesus.

Being Blessed by the Boring

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 19:53


Life, like airline flights, is best when it is boring. Jesus and Jeremiah condemned or obsession with drama.

Just Make the Burden Heavier

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 19:43


Isaiah was told to prophesy stupidity to Judah because they just didn't get it.

Extramarital Love in the Church

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 19:34


I Corinthians 13 is usually read at weddings, but Paul did not have ceremonies in mind when he wrote these words. In fact he had the church's extreme example.

Reaction Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 21:47


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Having Light to See Light

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 19:49


God's first Mericle was Light, Christ's was Wine, the Spirit's was extascy - Why do we think we have to wait for joy?

For the Sake of Us All

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 25:24


Isaiah reminded the exiles of God's promise to redeeme them, not individually but as a people. We need to be a people who pool the risk for the sake of us all.

Up Hearts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 17:45


The Magi literally droped to the ground and raised their gifts to Jesus, like a boyfriend proposing marriage, or a tackled runningback reaching across the goal-line, or us lifting our hearts before communion,

A Christian Dress Code?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 23:24


Paul suggested uniform dress for the Christian Community - just some accessories every good Christian should have.

Christmas Eve 2024 - Service of Lessons and Carols

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 37:03


The Christmas Story Presented by our Children and youth

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 52:31


Simple Fire Prevention

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 18:36


John the B said repentence required fruits of kindness, charing, integrety, contentment. That simple, that hard.

Wrong Track?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 21:26


Change Your Name to Impress

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 17:36


Jeremiah envisioned a day when the identity of the people was at one with the righteousness of YHWH.

Leaving This World's Kingdom for God's Reign

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 20:29


Jesus just didn't share Pilate's realm

Provoked to Care

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 22:28


Jesus drew the attention away from the temple building to what was going to last. Provoking people to Love and Goodness

Where is God's Gaze?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 22:18


God told Elijah to find the widow, Jesus told his disciples to see the widow. We're told to look everywhere else.

Martyr of Dogma or Saint of Charity?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 24:37


We live in an lonely isolated angry divided world. The Saints are the ones who love their way through it all.

Eyes to See Our Blindness

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 20:05


Bartimeaus had a famous name, one that implied order and beauty. Too bad about being blind.

What if it Doesn't Matter?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 1358:28


Job had a beef with God, a justifable one., But God keeps changing the subject to show Job is small. What abour our just deserts? Does God get to be God or not?

Wereh is God?... Well, Where are You?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 20:20


We criticize God and Job's friends for not considering Job's pain, but do we show up when others hurt?

Confession Cam and a Good Job

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 23:17


Jesus said divorce is bad & kids are good. Job said, good or bad, God's there!

You're a Sinner, but your Sin Does Not Define You

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 21:10


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Unadulterated Love

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 28:38


What we love betrays our faithfulness

Scared Enough to Be Wise

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 20:40


Wisdom cries out, she wants our ear but we don't listen

Cheered on to be You

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 18:41


Phillies fan Doug Cogan offers a baseball analogy for spirituaity, something Pastor Krogh would never do. But it works... mostly.

Inviting People Means Seeing them as People

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 19:11


James wanted us to use the law as a mirror, not a projector

Nothing Covers Our Backside

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 24:23


Paul suggests we arm ourselves for peace.

The Wisdom of the Choir

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 564:23


Paul said the opposite of debauchery is singing, the opposite of evil days are wise days filled with psalms and song. Join a choir.

2024 TUXIS Mission Trip Review, Youth Sunday

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 62:12


Don't Leave Them Half Fed

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 20:48


Jesus fed the 5,000, Moses brought manna, neither crowd understood the source, or learned a thing.

Receivers are People Too

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 27:48


Feed of the 5,000 was a lot like Elisha feeding the 100, in 2 Kings 4. It went well because one person was generous and lots of people cooperated.

Shepherding Your Attention

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 18:23


Clobbered by anxiety we are softened to be sold. Safe sheep, contented sheep, quiet sheep, are not easily unraveled

The Prophet's Persistent Plumb Line

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 26:49


If the wall is leaning, don't blame the messenger!

The Power of Unsolvable Problems

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 21:57


Mid-century American Christianity was dominated by the Positive thinking movement. That worked well if you were upper middle class, white, male and moderately educated. As for everybody else>

The Need to Give Makes Us Grateful for Need

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 24:04


Paul was trying to get money out of the Corinthian congregation to cover the extreme want of the Jerusalem church. He suggested they needed the needs of others in order for them to be filled.

Present Tense

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 22:35


We like the past because we know we survived it. The present seems confusing and the future alien. David was the future, Saul's bad attitude sped up the transition and ruined Saul's legacy. Perhaps moving on is the most faithful thing to do.

Avoid the High Cost of Christian Malpractice

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 21:55


The apostle Paul was accused of being a trouble making whack job. Paul aggreed that was true, but he said he was crazy for God in order to be sane for others.

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