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With Jesus and the disciples, pretty much every time they were together, they ate. . . that’s what we do, too. Jesus explains everything to them, finally. As he’s preaching, Peter is forgetting he ever said he didn’t know Jesus – hard on his audience. Luke 24 36b“Peace be with you.” 37They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing …
Some of the stories in the Bible are really bizarre – could be right out of a horror film, really. Living together in actual community sounds wonderful, but how long did it last? Not easy for us to pull off for long, is it? We live in the contradiction of trying not to sin, but knowing that we will. The only …
Check out this video from the folks at Working Preacher. Perfect for Holy Week.
The angel tells Mary and Mary to go tell the disciples and especially mentions Peter, who denied Jesus. Jesus still wants to see him and talk with him. God’s welcome doesn’t depend on our faithfulness, but God’s faithfulness. Seems like fear and respect are all bound together when it comes to our relationship with God. Like those Jesus appeared to …
There certainly are times we live through where those in authority use the cover of darkness to hide actions and try to keep the peace among the public today. Like Peter, we intend to be faithful, but then panic or loose heart and don’t. On our life’s journey, we move toward and away from God over and over again. Those …
Spending Easter in State College? You are invited to the Vigil of Easter Saturday, April 7th at 7:30 pm Trinity Lutheran Church 2221 North Oak Lane Come to celebrate our release from sin and death into the light of Christ, our resurrected and risen Lord! What is the Vigil of Easter? To answer this question, we might first ask what …
For those of you staying in State College or on campus for Easter, here are the nearby Easter options: Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 7th, 2012 evening – 7:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2221 Oak Lane, State College Easter Sunday Worship April 8th, 2012 at Grace Lutheran Church 6:30 am Easter Sunrise Worship 8 am, 9 am, 10:30 am and 6 …
Maundy Thursday, April 5th, 2012 7 pm Worship with Holy Communion in Eisenhower Chapel at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center We are looking for a couple of students to read lessons and one student to help lead the prayers. If you are interested, please contact Alicia Anderson ara2@psu.edu. This worship service is in place of our usual evening prayer service. A simple …
Things die and become new – even better than we could have imagined. God has a deep, persistent, unwavering commitment to us, – from the least to the greatest. God forgives even “grossly imoral acts” and more…not even remembering them. How did the public perception of Christianity and Jesus’ followers get so messed up? New life, faithfulness, forgiveness are what God is all about, …
Personal Reflection Luke 14:1-24 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. 2Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy. 3And Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to cure people on …
