Lisa Bowden

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Friends, In the 2019 film Two Popes, Anthony Hopkins’ Pope Benedict XVI reveals to Jonathan Pryce’s character (Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who later becomes Pope Frances)…
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Justin Appel

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Dear Friends, Today’s Gospel lesson from Mark paints Jesus in terms which fundamentally challenge our preconceptions about him. These days, Jesus is sometimes treated as a…
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Br Alex Swain

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The disagreement became so sharp that they parted company…”—Acts 15:39a Beloved in Christ, Interpersonal communication is hard, especially when it’s with people we love. With friends,…
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Emily Lyons

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On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded […] And they took offense at him.—Mark 6:2,3 Dear…
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Chotard Doll

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“Rejoice in the Lord always;…The Lord is near. [B]y prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of…
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Jeanette Renouf

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My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Today’s Gospel is from Mark 4:35-41. Jesus, exhausted from a full day of healing and teaching, asks his sailor…
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Edina Hall

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Followers of Jesus,  One Easter Sunday many years ago, I attended the sunrise service because I had to go to work later that morning. As per…
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Br Alex Swain

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Beloved in Christ, The act of gardening is an intimate and labor-intensive process. It involves care, attention, and crawling on our knees in the dust (on…
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