General
Who are the lepers?
I am participating in a community group currently studying the book of Leviticus. Much of Leviticus deals with the question, “What does it mean to come as a people, as a community, into the presence of the Almighty God?”
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What are we depending on?
I’m coming back to Psalm 16 this week. This psalm challenges me with a fundamental question which becomes more obvious and pointed in hard times like this pandemic: What are we depending on?
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The New Era of Resurrection
For churches which follow the church calendar, this coming Sunday is the Second Sunday of Easter. Easter is not so much a one-day celebration of the resurrection of Jesus as it is a season to reflect on the meaning of the Resurrection for our lives. After seven Sundays of the Easter season comes the day
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Good Friday Reflections
It is Good Friday during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our whole world is different. It seems out of control. In North America, we are accustomed to being in control of our lives. We value our independence and want to live, work, play, and worship as we please. Our leaders want to be in control of their
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Stress inoculation
A number of years ago, a pastor and spouse were referred to a psychologist for help in parenting two young children.
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Soon, but not yet
My father is spending this Father’s Day in the hospital. His situation reminds me that all of us live in the reality of a “soon, but not yet” existence. What we thought a week ago was to be an overnight stay because of some recent falls turned out to be more complicated. By mid-week, geographically
Reflections for Good Friday
On this day that Christians call “Good Friday” I am reflecting on why Jesus had to die. In some devotional readings this past week, I have been struck by how our sinful human condition produces a world in which something or someone has to die in order for life to continue for others. W. Phillip
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Newsletter – November, 2004
**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 6, No. 11 November 2004 Four young adults are killed in an auto accident. A dozen people die in a suicide bombing. A young man commits suicide after struggling with Tourette’s syndrome and substance abuse. A family whose adult son has autism, struggles to find a
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Newsletter – October, 2004
**Companion Resources Newsletter** edited by Paul D. Leichty Volume 6, No. 10 October 2004 This month, I preached a sermon at my church. Even though I am ordained minister, I don’t preach much these days, and I particularly don’t preach often on topics unrelated to my work in disabilities and music. However, this particular Sunday,
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