John 11
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Dementia and resurrection
Perhaps it's only when we let go of who and what our loved one was that we can receive who they are now.
by Samuel Wells
Dementia and resurrection
Perhaps it's only when we let go of who and what our loved one was that we can receive who they are now.
by Samuel Wells
Sunday, April 6, 2014: Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45
God calls us out of the metaphorical tombs in which we are buried: addiction, hopelessness, guilt. But I believe God also calls us out of the tangible tombs of entrenched poverty, poor education, and limited opportunity.
Pre-election themes for All Saints
Many churches, including mine, will mark All Saints Day this Sunday. Of course, politics will also be on everyone’s mind. At first it seemed to me that the two have little in common, but then several connections occurred to me.
Strangers in a strange land
Near the end of serving my last church, I helped a family bury their 44-year old brother. But he was also son, husband, father, and grandfather. Let’s call him Sam. One of eight children, Sam met and married his wife when they were teenagers. Soon, they gave birth to two daughters. And the daughters had children.
Many at the funeral were under 50, and quite a few were parents with kids. Throughout the service there were bursts of giggles and sudden loud cries. For the children, a sanctuary was unfamiliar, even unsettling.
By Larry Patten
Strangers in a strange land
Near the end of serving my last church, I helped a family bury their 44-year old brother. But he was also son, husband, father, and grandfather. Let’s call him Sam. One of eight children, Sam met and married his wife when they were teenagers. Soon, they gave birth to two daughters. And the daughters had children.
Many at the funeral were under 50, and quite a few were parents with kids. Throughout the service there were bursts of giggles and sudden loud cries. For the children, a sanctuary was unfamiliar, even unsettling.
By Larry Patten
Sunday, April 10, 2011: John 11:1-45
In the Gospel of John, the raising of Lazarus is the cause of Jesus' death.
Sunday, April 10, 2011: John 11:1-45
In the Gospel of John, the raising of Lazarus is the cause of Jesus' death.