Author Archive: Pastor Bob
Pastor Bob
August 11, 2019
Luke 12. 23-40The Word of God isn’t paper and ink, but flesh and it’s blood! You’ve heard me mention it, now and again, over the past few years. More tongue-in-cheek, than anything. More a joke, than something serious. How we…
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Pastor Bob
August 7, 2019
the 8th sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . Benevolent God, you are the source, the guide, and the goal of our lives. Teach us to love what is worth loving, to reject what is offensive to you, and to…
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Pastor Bob
August 4, 2019
(given @ StNicholasEpiscopalChurch, midland) Hosea 11. 1-11God has always been and will always be a god who loves! So, there I was, eating lunch on a Monday afternoon, as usual, with friends. The lone Lutheran among a cadre of Episcopalians….
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Pastor Bob
August 1, 2019
the 7th sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . Almighty and ever-living God, you are always more ready to hear than we are to pray, and you gladly give more than we either desire or deserve. Pour upon us your…
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Pastor Bob
July 28, 2019
Luke 11. 1-13Prayer – like everything else – revolves around two things: god’s grace and jesus christ! “[Jesus] was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to…
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Pastor Bob
July 25, 2019
the 6th sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . Eternal God, you draw near to us in Christ, and you make yourself our guest. Amid the cares of our lives, make us attentive to your presence, that we may treasure…
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Pastor Bob
July 21, 2019
coreValue #2: Jesus ChristJesus Christ is grace made real! According to the dictionary, coreValues are the fundamental beliefs – the bottom lines – for a person or a people. They’re the guiding principles that make us who, that make us…
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Pastor Bob
July 18, 2019
the 5th sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . O Lord God, your mercy delights us, and the world longs for your loving care. Hear the cries of everyone in need, and turn our hearts to love our neighbors with…
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Pastor Bob
July 14, 2019
Luke 10. 25-37We inherit eternal life not by loving god or by loving others,but by being loved by god and by others! “Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit…
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Pastor Bob
July 10, 2019
the 4th sunday after pentecost the PRAYER. . . O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, you are the city that shelters us, the mother who comforts us. With your Spirit accompany us on our life’s journey, that we…
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