Thirst can be a very unpleasant thing. But there’s thirst, and then there’s thirst. Jesus speaks today about a thirst we maybe don’t often recognize. And then speaks of a kind of water we can’t get enough of.
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“I was born again” may not be the language we as Lutheran are completely comfortable with. But we should be. Because that’s what happened to us in our baptism. However, more than just the declaration of intellectual assent which that statement usually implies, the new birth we believe in involves our whole being: mind, will, body, and spirit. And that kind of new life can be a pretty powerful thing.
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Temptation is one of the most common and vexing of human experiences. One of those things that can mess up our relationship with God, each other, and creation pretty effectively. So perhaps beginning with a reflection on temptation is a good thing to do at the start of our Lenten journey. And yet the temptation that lurks in our gospel story today may hardly feel like a temptation at all. Look and listen carefully.
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This week we’ve experienced how our peace can be shattered so suddenly. How we can go from being on the mountain one moment to deep in the valley the next. So it was for Jesus’s disciples that day they saw Jesus appear in glory. But buried at the end of this story is a detail that we might easily overlook. A detail that shines a different kind of light into the drama of this well-known gospel text.
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Salt and light are perhaps the most famous metaphors in the whole Bible. Much has been written and preached about how to be salt and light. So it might come as a little bit of a surprise to realize that Jesus thinks we’re already there. “You are salt…and light” he says. That’s good news! The only question that remains is what are we going to do about it?
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The Beatitudes from Matthew’s gospel are some of the most famous, inspiring, and poetic words in all of scripture. They’re also some of the most misunderstood. And yet seen in the right light they become some of the most important words followers of Jesus can hear. In fact they just might be words that can save the world.
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Christian unity…necessity or luxury? Today is the last day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In Coquitlam we gathered yesterday for a great unity event full of friendship, respect, and engaging dialogue. And then today along comes to Jesus to ask us, in a manner of speaking, whether that’s the best we can do. So what can Jesus, a bunch of fisherman, and a risky move teach us about being truly ecumenical?
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“What are you looking for?” There’s a question that can generate hours of reflection and maybe take us deeper then we often dare to go. But here’s an equally deep question: “Rabbi, where are you staying?” Maybe we write that one off too easily. And yet it contains the key to the good news and the joy that fills our gospel reading today. So come and listen to the living word that breaks open a new world.
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You are God’s beloved. Can anyone ever hear those words too often? So we gather today to celebrate the gift of baptism as we hear the story of Christ’s baptism. And we will take the opportunity to remember and rejoice in our own baptisms.
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Maybe no story in scripture has spawned more speculation on its details than the narrative of the Magi. What detail intrigues you? The star? Those gifts? The Magi themselves? What about the journey? That may not be the most obvious detail. But it has much to say to us as we set off on our journeys into the wilds of 2026.
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