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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 [...]

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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 5: Ezekiel 37:1-14Ezekiel 37:1-14English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVDry Bones Live Again

1 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 4: I Samuel 16:1-13l 16:1-13English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEVA Dishonest Manager

1 Jesus said to his disciples:

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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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(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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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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