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Phyllis Thomas: March 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012. My meditations for Lent this year started on Ash Wednesday and continued throughout the season with daily scripture reading and thoughtful research. These images were responses to those meditations. I used thread and stitching in each image to unify the work as a meditative action bringing me back to the mending and healing of Christ’s death and resurrection. He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant forever—. Holy and awesome is his name. Psalm 111.9. At fir...
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SouthMinister's Musings: April 2009
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Sermons and other ideas from the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Sunday, April 26, 2009. Books and their Covers. A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church. April 27, 2009. We do it all the time. When we’re judging THINGS because of their packaging, that is one thing. We’re usually the ones to suffer for bad judgment—occasionally a great book cover doesn’t mean a great story on the pages. Whether or not you’ve seen it already, I invite you to pay particular at...
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SouthMinister's Musings: December 2009
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Sermons and other ideas from the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Thursday, December 24, 2009. Count and Be Counted. A Christmas Eve Meditation from. I may have told you this before, but I am a fan of irreverent Christmas Cards. Like this one, with Jesus singing “Happy Birthday to Me”. But they didn’t have a room. And then the angels announce the birth of the Savior. But they don’t post it on Twitter or CNN.com. Katie Couric doesn’t get the scoop on the ...But these shepherds a...
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SouthMinister's Musings: Christ the King
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Sermons and other ideas from the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Monday, November 23, 2009. A Sermon preached at Southminster. November 22, 2009. Psalm 18:1-6, 16-19, 46-50. But this language can be uncomfortable for those of us who don’t give power to earthly kings. What does it mean for us to declare Christ as King? And to more than declare it—what does it mean for us to live as if that is true? If ideology was behind his horrible actions, then I would argue he should have j...
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SouthMinister's Musings: October 2009
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Sermons and other ideas from the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. The Word of the Lord. A sermon preached at Southminster. October 25, 2009. As you may have alre. Ady read in the bulletin, today is Reformation Sunday. Our Call to Worship, prayers of confession illumination, and other pieces in the service today date f. Rom the early years of the Reformation—back in the mid 16. Century. Our hymns today were written by early Reformers as well. As Elijah...
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Jan Richardson - Events for Clergy
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Jan frequently works with clergy in retreats, conferences, and workshops, often collaborating with her husband, the singer/songwriter Garrison Doles. Intertwining their gifts of art, words, music, and storytelling, they offer distinctive events that draw on the treasures and challenges of the creative life to deepen and enliven your life in ministry. All you need is a willingness to explore and an openness to finding surprising gifts along the way. The Preacher as Poet. The Preacher as Artist.
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SouthMinister's Musings: September 2009
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Sermons and other ideas from the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church. Where is God in victory and defeat? That’s the question I see in this text and I’ve noticed again and again as we’ve read the Old Testament. Is God with us when we succeed? Is God angry with us when we fail? And is God angry with us when we fail? Most Christians don’t blame entire subgroups of humanity for natural disasters&...
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SouthMinister's Musings: December 13, 2009 "Brood of Vipers"
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Sermons and other ideas from the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Thursday, December 17, 2009. December 13, 2009 "Brood of Vipers". A Sermon preached at Southminster, Dec. 13, 2009. Before we can get to the sweet baby born in a manger, we have to deal with John. People are coming from all over to be baptized by John at the Jordan River. Every church dreams of people coming from all over the county to be baptized, right? And what would we say to those who came to join us? I imag...
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SouthMinister's Musings: May 2009
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Sermons and other ideas from the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Sunday, May 24, 2009. A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian. May 24, 2009. This past Wednesday was the day the church celebrates the Ascension, which is the 40th day after Easter, when the church commemorates the Ascension of Christ into Heaven. Since we weren’t together on Wednesday, we are looking at the Ascension texts today. In any case, let’s look at Luke’s account first. That is how I would underst...
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SouthMinister's Musings: March 2009
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Sermons and other ideas from the pastor of Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. Sunday, March 22, 2009. Snakes on a Plain. A Sermon preached at Southminster. March 22, 2009. I wonder if any of you have ophidiophobia? If so, you join 36 percent of Americans who claim that the number one thing of which they are afraid is…. But snakes are also used as signs of healing such as in the caduceus, which is often used by medical practitioners to signify healing. Yet, we live our lives as if we trust ...
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