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Thursday – Pentecost 14

By Parson Brown, on 5:47 pm%

My love, my wife and kids are on their way to her brothers for a cousin’s birthday. I am a batchelor for a few days, and falling back into vampire like hours. The olympics aren’t helping as they keep me riveted until mid-night. No good excuse for making a morning prayer an evening . . . → Read More: Thursday – Pentecost 14

Football Update

By Parson Brown, on 2:32 pm%

I’ve created a league and sent out initial invites. My email list is limited, so if you didn’t get one and want to be a part please email me.

The league website is football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/stmfootball

As I said in the invite, they only question left is: who gets beat by . . . → Read More: Football Update

Wednesday – Pentecost 14

By Parson Brown, on 10:54 am%

Readings
Judges 18:16-31
Acts 8:14-25
John 6:1-15

Meditation
Amongst the Samarians there is the man called Simon who was a magician, an imposter. And maybe more than anyone else, imposters know the real thing when the see it. Philip was the real thing. He did miracles, not magic. The miracles were for the purpose of building up . . . → Read More: Wednesday – Pentecost 14

Ready for some football?

By Parson Brown, on 11:04 am%

I was wondering if I could find enough real men (aw heck women too) who might be interested in a fantasy football minimal upkeep league (i.e. yahoo free rank your player auto draft or maybe the NFL.com free league). Drop me a note if anyone would be interested. I think opening day is Sept . . . → Read More: Ready for some football?

Tuesday – Pentecost 14

By Parson Brown, on 10:41 am%

I’m still getting used to this Monday off thing. I really feels like I’ve got two Sundays, and then bang it is the middle of the week.

Readings
Judges 18:1-15
Acts 8:1-13
John 5:30-47

Meditation
We’ve reached one of the turning points in Acts. A great persecution arose after the stoning of Stephen. Saul/Paul was a ringleader of it. . . . → Read More: Tuesday – Pentecost 14

Two Kingdoms – Church & State – Rick Warren

By Parson Brown, on 9:51 am%

In a Bible Class a couple of weeks ago I brought up the presidential interviews that Rick Warren just held at the Saddleback Civil forum. This is the CNN coverage. In class I was somewhat agahst that Warren would mix his pastoral role so directly with the political. The idea of a pastor . . . → Read More: Two Kingdoms – Church & State – Rick Warren

Sermon – Matt 15:21-28 – Large Crumbs

By Parson Brown, on 2:15 pm%

This text and sermon were very difficult. Truthfully, I was scared to death to give this one. I read this text as instruction in spiritual poverty – a object lesson in the first commandment or the first beatitude. Not a subject that a comfortable american really has standing to talk about, or that . . . → Read More: Sermon – Matt 15:21-28 – Large Crumbs

Olympics & the World’s Fastest Man

By Parson Brown, on 8:39 am%

Every 4 years I am just riveted to olympic coverage. Anything. And truthfully the less glamour sports. In those you see people not used to the spotlight. Even the swimmers are refreshing. They only get coverage once every four years and so come accross as human instead of having to do . . . → Read More: Olympics & the World’s Fastest Man

Thursday – Pentecost 13

By Parson Brown, on 7:40 pm%

My prayer hour has slipped today until the end of the day. Martin Luther’s prayer life was well known among his followers. He had a saying roughly like – if events seem to overwhelm the time in the day you better spend more time in prayer. Which is opposite the wisdom of . . . → Read More: Thursday – Pentecost 13

Wednesday – Pentecost 13

By Parson Brown, on 4:58 pm%

VBS is just a wonderful time. The kids are full of energy and once you break the outer shell are open and inquisitive. Just a silly fun time, and they pay me for it. So, sorry for the major delay, VBS, a congregational directory, evangelism kick-off, and the weekly sermon are piling up.

Readings
Judges . . . → Read More: Wednesday – Pentecost 13

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