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is gonna be blinded by the light / that follows me A sermon on the Passover meal instructions at the wrong time : It may not have sounded like it, but today’s passage is a startling record scratch . Our Scripture has plopped us into a moment of eerie quiet . The great cosmic battle between Pharaoh , the divine leader of the most powerful nation in the world at the time, Egypt , and YHWH, the LORD of that no account tribe, Israel, is about to reach its fever pitch. The LORD has unleashed plague after plague on the bull -headed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh, although roughed up, isn’t about to back down.   Until, finally , the LORD God Almighty raises the hammer to let fly that last, greatest, and most terrible of all assaults; the death of all firstborns. But then, before God delivers that devastating haymaker , absolutely everything screeches to a halt ! And God stops all the action for an odd reason! The goings on aren’t paused because God is winding up. And they’re not paused ...

not a lot, just forever A sermon on some initial conclusions of Qoheleth : I know what the Quester is talking about in today’s passage. I have dyslexia . Now, dyslexia is relatively common , so you may already know a thing or two about it. But once, when I was talking to friends, I said numbers, letters, and words don’t sit still in my head. They move around. I can’t just mentally keep track of them. Anyway, I’ve been told that’s not a bad description. Blessedly , though, I was diagnosed with dyslexia early . Of course, this was before IEPs. But my teachers were made to understand my situation. And many of them took time to help me learn the material, too. Nevertheless , school was mostly a humbling experience. There was no way standardized tests were going to go well for me. Most of the time, it just takes me longer to get my head around something. Given that, it was almost inevitable I would fall behind .   …But here’s the thing about dyslexia: once you learn someth...

you're the one, you're the one, you're the one A sermon on the Great Easter Resurrection Interruption   Of all the reports of that first great Easter, this one is my favorite. I love how John refuses to tamp down the downright chaos of it all! Everybody , from the serene Beloved Disciple to loyal Mary Magdalen, are all running around like a bunch of chickens with their heads cut off! That first Easter, like a first date , is full of drama and high suspense ! And that means if you just barely made it here today. If you got frustrated and barked at a loved one while you were getting ready . If you had to sit in a back pew, or more likely, a front one. If your kids didn’t cooperate. If your partner didn’t cooperate! If you’re frazzled in any way whatsoever, that just means you’re right where you need to be for Easter to really happen for you today ! If it’s not a perfect Easter yet, that just means you’re finally ready for a real one! If things haven’t c...