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Author Archives: Pastor Kris
All I Really Want is ….Hope
The question is not why should we care? It’s about how much. We are the people who lit a candle of hope just a few minutes ago. Is that hope burning brightly enough in us to share with those for whom the flame has flickered and died? Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Advent, Christmas, Ending gun violence, Ferguson, God Before Guns, grief, hope, Michael Brown, Social justice, Tamir Rice
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Every day matters to families in Ohio affected by gun violence …
Every day matters to the families of Ohio affected by gun violence. Continue reading
Willingness …
Did you realize that when you said Yes in the waters of baptism that was not the end of your work, that was the beginning? Continue reading
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Are you envious because I am generous …
We are made in God’s image, and today’s image is one of generosity. It’s in our DNA, and if as followers of Jesus, we could claim that and own it, there wouldn’t be such a wide chasm between the world these parables describe and the world in which we live. Continue reading
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Living Large? No, not this time …
I’ve returned to my on-going work as a pastor of a local congregation after an extended weekend away. This week I have a sermon to research, pray on, write, and deliver. I have pastoral calls to make. Administrative stuff to … Continue reading
A picture is worth a thousand words …
Is human life of less value than a gun? Continue reading
Work Issues …
[Excerpts from sermon preached Labor Day weekend 2014 at Disciples Christian Church in Cleveland Heights, OH]. On any given work day, Jannette Navarro, a 22 year old Starbucks barista and single mom, tries to put the pieces together for another … Continue reading
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Tagged Jannette Navarro, Starbucks, The Apostle Paul
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#HandsUpDontShoot …
Yesterday I participated in a Vigil of Solidarity with Ferguson, MO at the United Church of Christ Headquarters in downtown Cleveland. Late on Sunday afternoon, the flyer was posted on Facebook saying: All are welcome to share in this peaceful … Continue reading
Getting ahead of ourselves …
It’s time we get ahead of ourselves. Continue reading
Two Miracles …
Jesus heard the news of his friend, and it affected him. Deeply. The more I think about that, the more connected I feel to him. The closer I feel to God. That brings me comfort, and I hope you feel that too. But there is even more good news. Jesus didn’t stay there. In that lonely place Continue reading
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