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Seeds, soil, and the Holocene

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Text: Mark 4:1-9 (the parable of the sower) * Video of complete service * Order of service (PDF) Ten years ago this week on my first Sunday as an ordained minister, I was happy the assigned Gospel reading was the parable of the sower. It seemed like a good text with which to start ministry in Borderlands — a … [Read more…]

“Life out of balance”

Texts: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 (the Body of Christ); Luke: 4:14-21 (Jesus preaches in Nazareth) Ever since stories about Jesus and the letters of Paul began circulating in the Roman Empire, the church has described itself as The Body of Christ. Today, we heard one of the passages where Paul develops this metaphor. He notes that … [Read more…]