Who Do You Say I Am?

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For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, we’re looking at the life of Peter.  Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus. It’s hard to visit Washington D.C. and not think,… Read more »

Getting Off the Fence

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For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, we’re looking at the life of Peter.  Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus. People who live in a consumer culture tend to… Read more »

Peter Sinks Down

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For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, let’s take a look at the life of Peter.  Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus.  “But when he saw the wind, he… Read more »

Peter Steps Out

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For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, let’s take a look at the life of Peter.  Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus.  A man appeared one day at the… Read more »

Peter’s Boat

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For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, let’s take a look at the life of Peter.  Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus.  If we look back to the earliest… Read more »

The Name Game

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For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, let’s take a look at the life of Peter.  Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus.   Josef Stalin, the brutal dictator who ruled… Read more »

Peter the (Extra)Ordinary

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For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, let’s take a look at the life of Peter.  Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus.   In all four Gospel accounts, no one shows… Read more »

Rallying Cry

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In 1999, Advertising Age, the nation’s leading marketing publication, selected the top ten advertising slogans for the 20th century.  If you are old enough to remember rotary dial telephones, you would almost certainly recognize them all.  At the top of the list was De Beers’ memorable slogan that debuted in 1938: “A Diamond is Forever.”  The implication is that since carbon atoms… Read more »

One Giant Leap

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Do you remember that dreadful moment when you randomly grabbed a VHS tape to record a basketball game on your VCR, only to discover that you had just taped over the one and only copy of your daughter’s dance recital? Wait until you hear what NASA did. The story begins with Neil Armstrong’s historic first step onto the surface of the moon on… Read more »

The Number of the Beast

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Numbers are a big deal in the Bible. Over the centuries, scholars have paid considerable attention to numbers like 3 (which seems to signify growth), 4 (often a shorthand for creation, as in the “four corners” of the earth), 7 (which traditionally denotes completeness), 10 (perfection, as exemplified by the Ten Commandments), 12 (the number connected with God’s chosen people, as… Read more »