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January 14, 2016 by Pastor Ben McIntire
So when the disciples had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the …
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| Tags: Africa, Bishop Mark Hanson, Christian Living, Church, Companion Synods, ELCA, Evangelism, Faith, Grace, Love, Lupembe, Mission, Relationships, Tanzania
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October 24, 2015 by Pastor Ben McIntire
This is the center of Lutheran theology, “We are saved by God’s grace alone, through faith, which comes from the hearing of God’s promises in the Word.”
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July 31, 2015 by Pastor Ben McIntire
It’s August, and that means five weeks in a row when the Gospel readings in the lectionary come from John, chapter six which are all about bread.
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June 17, 2015 by Pastor Ben McIntire
I did not go to church last Sunday.
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April 27, 2015 by Pastor Ben McIntire
We live in a celebrity culture these days. Famous people get special treatment, undue attention in the media, and the value of some people’s contributions to society are vastly overrated. I’m thinking here of one recent Red Carpet award ceremony, the Golden Globes…
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| Tags: Bible, Christian Living, Evangelism, Mission, Ole & Lena, Sermon
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December 9, 2014 by Pastor Ben McIntire
A man stumbles up to the only other patron in a tavern and asks if he could buy him a …
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September 10, 2014 by Pastor Ben McIntire
“The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than …
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| Tags: Blessing, Christian Living, Doubt, Faith, Hope
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July 16, 2014 by Pastor Ben McIntire
“Matter matters to God.” This nugget of wisdom came from the lips of one my latest favorite theologians, Barbara Brown …
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| Tags: Barbara Brown Taylor, Christian Living, Faith, Festival of Homiletics, Incarnation, Parables, Resurrection, Theology, TheWorkofthePeople.com
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July 2, 2014 by Pastor Ben McIntire
I’m so tired! I’m exhausted! I’m stressed out! These are probably the most common complaints that I hear in daily …
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| Tags: Christian Living, Sabbath, Worry
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July 19, 2013 by Pastor Ben McIntire
It is done! “I have run the race,” as Paul says in 2 Timothy 4:7, though he and I are …
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| Tags: Avengers, Christian Living, Endurance, Faith, Ironman, Love, Suffering