A few years ago, someone from our church went to Iraq with the Mennonite Central Committee to work for peace while our country waged war. During the Easter season of 2004, he sent us a letter, a dispatch from the front. Peter Dula wrote to us, “Jesus has indeed risen even if it was a [...]
Entries from March 2008
Easter in Baghdad: Peter Dula
March 29th, 2008 by isaac · 1 Comment
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Lent reflections (6)
March 17th, 2008 by isaac · No Comments
This is the last of the unedited Lenten reflections I wrote of the Mennonite publication, Leader Magazine. Here are the other ones: Lent 1, Lent 2, Lent 3, Lent 4, Lent 5.
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Lent 6: Matthew 21:1-11Matthew 21:1-11English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVJesus Enters Jerusalem
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1 When Jesus and his disciples came near [...]
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Lent reflections (5)
March 14th, 2008 by isaac · No Comments
Lent 5: Ezekiel 37:1-14Ezekiel 37:1-14English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVDry Bones Live Again
371 Some time later, I felt the Lord’s power take control of me, and his Spirit carried me to a valley full of bones.
2 The Lord showed me all around, and everywhere I looked I saw bones that were [...]
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Lent reflections (4)
March 11th, 2008 by isaac · No Comments
Lent 4: I Samuel 16:1-13l 16:1-13English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVA Dishonest Manager
161 Jesus said to his disciples:
A rich man once had a manager to take care of his business. But he was told that his manager was wasting money.2 So the rich man called him in and said, [...]
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Lent reflections (3)
March 7th, 2008 by isaac · No Comments
Here’s another Lenten reflection.
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Lent 3: Exodus 17:1-7Exodus 17:1-7English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEV17 The Lord Gives Water from a Rock
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Lent reflections (2)
March 5th, 2008 by isaac · No Comments
(Here’s another unedited Lenten reflection that I wrote for the Mennonite magazine, Leader).
The only true God is the God of freedom. The other gods make you feel at home in a place, they have to do with the quiet cycle of seasons, with the familiar mountains and the country you grew up in and love; [...]
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Mud: a sermon for Lent
March 2nd, 2008 by isaac · 2 Comments
It’s rarely that I think a sermon went well. But I think this one was decent. Maybe it’s because I’ve been sick all week, so I have some insight on spitting mucus (just read the sermon).
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Title: Mud
Date: March 2nd, 2008, 4th Sunday of Lent
Texts: I Sam 16:1-13am 16:1-13English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVIzbrano poglavje ne obstaja!WP-Bible [...]
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