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Speaking to the Soul: We can be heroes

August 12, 2016 1 Comment

by Leslie Scoopmire

Hebrews 11:29-12:2

In the epistle passage for this Sunday, the author of the Letter to the Hebrews lists numerous heroes in Israel’s history, including Gideon, Samson, and David, among others, who accomplished mighty deeds, and those mighty deeds are attributed to their great faith. In the last verses, Jesus is then referred to as “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith” to whom we should look as our example for living a fully human life—in particular through Jesus’s willingness to […]

Speaking to the Soul: Me? A Minister?

August 6, 2016 1 Comment

Ministry is what we do when we go out into the world just as much as we do more within the walls of the church.

Speaking to the Soul: Here is the thing

July 19, 2016 2 Comments

Here is the the thing
about galaxies, suns, and planets in their courses
about civilizations and communities,

Speaking to the Soul: the bedrock on which we stand

June 16, 2016 1 Comment

Three nights ago, at the Fort Collins vigil for those killed or wounded in the Orlando shooting, Rabbi Shoshana Leis sang, in what she described as an ancient traditional chant of lamentation, the last words texted by Eddie Justice to his mother.

Speaking to the Soul: Christ Light

April 30, 2016 2 Comments

There are people who are definitely in Christ. It shines out of them, this Christ-light, and it extends outward to a world that needs to see that light.

Speaking to the Soul: Joseph, Jesus’ Stepfather

March 19, 2016 No Comments

Once upon a time there was a man and wife and who were expecting a baby. They had to make a trip to another town to take part in a census, but when they got there, there wasn’t any place for them to stay. They ended up in a stable and their baby boy was born there. That baby boy went on to change the world, one life at a time.

Of course, that’s the story we hear every Advent and […]

Speaking to the Soul: Christ our Light

March 17, 2016 No Comments

We can even be consumed by rage or by fear. But Christ comes along, invited or not, recognized or not, just like the sunrise comes. Like the prickly old bottle brush pine needles, we are often not very helpful to the process.

Speaking to the Soul: Joy with Peace

March 1, 2016 7 Comments

Caught up in the whirl of activity in our life, surely only the grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit calls us back to find that time, and the energy to persevere in doing good.

Speaking to the Soul: Abide in Me

February 18, 2016 1 Comment

John 15:1-11

On some Sunday mornings I groan under the burden of participating in the prayers of our communal worship. Rather than actually praying I sigh and shuffle and think of who I need to talk to at coffee hour or worry about what wasn’t in the bulletin. The minutes creep by. With irritation I chafe under phrases like “Father Almighty”, which under the best of circumstances are impenetrably alien to me. And the whole of salvation history sails right by […]

Speaking to the Soul: The Smudge

February 13, 2016 2 Comments

“Um, excuse me, but you have a smudge of dirt on your forehead.”

I was thinking about this on Ash Wednesday, and wondering how I could respond if someone mentioned it. A lot of thoughts came to mind, such as, “Thank you, I must’ve forgotten to wipe it off,” or “I’ve been to church because it’s Ash Wednesday.” It occurred to me that neither of these were particularly useful or even an invitation to open a dialogue and help somebody learn something.

Being out of […]

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