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Just A Touch Every state has a nickname that explains something about that state. What nickname does your state have? I grew up in the "Garden State" where beefsteak tomatoes and sweet corn are grown. I went to school in the "Keystone State" of Pennsylvania, named for its position in the 13 original colonies. But I admire the boldness of Missouri, the “Show Me” state.

How strong is your faith foundation?

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She was amazing! The only reason to watch this show.

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“Yes, Lord!” Faith Our daughter’s cancer diagnosis in her junior year of college came without warning or preparation. Suddenly we were thrown into a season of surgeries, chemotherapy, doctor visits, and pain. We brought her home for the semester to the excellent health care in Atlanta and for nine months, life was upside down. But Jesus healed her and she returned to college, bald and thin, and we were blessed to eventually go back to normal.

Do you have "Yes, Lord!" faith?

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Unrecognizable My high school reunion is approaching, and a large Face Book group has been formed to organize it. As the invitations to join have been accepted, I have been surprised to see faces I have not laid eyes on for years. Some I remember right away but others have changed so much that even though we were once close, I don’t recognize them.

Do we ever tell Jesus to get out of our business?

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Exactly.

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Whole Being I have been blessed to visit the Wailing Wall at the Temple in Jerusalem twice in my life. It is a holy and mysterious place. This is the last remaining structure of the Second Temple built by Herod in 20 BCE and is sacred to Jews and Christians alike. On both visits I noticed Orthodox Jews praying fervently at the wall, swaying and rocking back and forth.

Are you actively engaged in worship or are you somewhere else in your mind?

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What if it was Whitney???

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I felt the same about Nicola's pregnancy.

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Fair point!

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The BE Attitudes Have you ever woken up with a bad attitude? Maybe your slept poorly, or your first coherent thought was about yesterday’s argument, or maybe your early morning news routine was a bad idea with its foreboding and negativity. For me, a bad attitude then begets a worse day. Everything gets filtered through my mood and things just go south. Today’s passage is a reminder that Jesus has a model for what our attitudes should be.

What does Jesus want you to be?

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Good point. It’s a Florida thing that just doesn’t translate to the East End.

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Now that they’ve turned Peter into a tree in these scenes they should have him throwing apples at the punters à la Wizard of Oz. Or sausage rolls.

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Wise Guys Early in my ministry I did prison ministry for about five years. It was eye-opening, important, and terrifying at the same time. I visited a state prison with a death row one time and had to pass through metal detectors, metal doors, and intense security. Guards ushered me into a large open waiting area that spoked off into many different wings.

How foolish are you?

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Persons of Peace Many years ago I attended a clergy retreat where a speaker introduced us to the concept of a person of peace. Based in Luke 10, a person of peace is someone who welcomes and listens to others and is able to build bridges in a community. They are open and receptive to new ideas and can serve as a doorway to God.

Are you a person of peace?

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Easter Monday Blues The day has finally arrived and gone. All the plastic eggs and colorful chocolate foil wrappers have been picked up and put away. For the church, this means that the long winter night know as Lent is finally over and we can get back to business as usual. But a well spent Lent leaves a mark on our soul. That is the purpose and intention of Lent.

What does God desire of you?

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Sorrowful Friday We have finally arrived. Today is Good Friday, the last weekday of our journey through Lent. As a child, I used to wonder why we called it “Good.” It seemed to me the day Jesus died on the cross was anything but good. Easter Sunday? Good. Birthdays? Good. Last day of school? Very good. But the crucifixion? Not so good.

Be Nicodemus.

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“Here!” I recently had a fun conversation with a friend from my old church about Christmas Eve services. We were a large church that became huge on Christmas Eve, and at one point we had to offer four services to accommodate all of the worshippers. Calculating the amount of people that I personally would serve at one of three communion stations, my friend estimated that I would need to say, "the body and blood of Christ given to you" several hundred times that night.

Here! Take, and eat.

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😂🤮

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Crossing the Finish Line One of the blessings of observing Lent for six weeks is the focused anticipation of Easter. Some of us anticipate it with the breathless excitement of a child waiting for her Easter basket full of jelly beans. Some of us anticipate it like a child attending an Easter egg hunt....we know there are hidden treats there somewhere, but we are still looking through the high grass.

We're almost there. Don't stop now!

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When Little is Better Have you ever locked yourself out of your house or is it just me? We were returning from a family outing and found that sure enough, all the doors to the house were locked and we couldn’t get in. All of a sudden our five-year-old grandson yelled, “Hey! I think I can go through the dog door!” At first all the adults tried to go through but each one of us got stuck.

Would you rather have it all in this life or the next?

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Farming Faithfulness Did you read Hamlet in high school? Many of us were exposed to this monumental Shakespearian “revenge tragedy” in our youth. Hamlet is a story of revenge gone wrong. Instructed by his father’s ghost to avenge his death, young Hamlet devises a way to kill his uncle for the murder. So Hamlet fakes madness, rejects his intended love interest Ophelia (who later drowns), stabs loyal attendant Polonius by accident behind a tapestry, and watches his mother die from poisoned wine intended for him.

Do you trust God enough to wait patiently for his justice?

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This actress, Dawn Steele, was wonderful in a series called "Wild at Heart" about a UK vet couple in Africa. Stephen Thompkinson (Ballykissangel) played her husband.

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Richness in Faith American shows today seem to center on our fascination of what it means to be truly rich. We just can't get enough! From heavy duty productions like Game of Thrones to silly indulgences like Succession and Palm Royale, the story of the ruthless wealthy class exalting in their ultra-privileged lives while the poor characters scrabble and fight and long to break in to that class is told over and over again.

What does it mean to be rich?

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Not Fair-You-See This morning we return to the story of a blind man who was healed by Jesus by mixing dirt and spit together and putting it on the man's eyes. Our focus today is on the blindness of the Pharisees. You will quickly see that they live up to their name and are not fair-you-see. (Google "I Just Wanna Be a Sheep" for further explanation.)

Don't be a Pharisee. They're not fair, you see.

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Your lips to God’s ear, bud.

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The True Meaning of Family I need to confess to you that there have been times in my ministry when I let frustration get the better of me. One time in particular stands out in my memory. A week before Thanksgiving I received a phone call from the adult daughter of one of our elderly couples. She called to inquire about our Care Ministry and asked if someone could go to her parent's house on Thanksgiving and take them a home cooked turkey dinner.

Are you blind to a need in your own family?

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I can’t even imagine how that would happen unless you ran over the neighbor’s cat!

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Blame Game For the brave among us, turning on any of the "news" programs is like watching an extended version of the blame game. It is never anybody's fault anymore. Actions and words that are on film and on the record are denied the minute the tide changes and what was said or done no longer fits the current agenda. It boggles the mind how callous and deceitful people can be.

Do you need God to heal you of your blindness?

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And yet in so many ways, it is.

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