Tag Archives: self-giving

Who Is First in Your Life?

The issue of financial manipulation at the expense of others is a rampant problem. We read of CEOs embezzling funds, individuals overspending and then declaring bankruptcy, businesses charging [..]

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Choose Not the Higher Position

According to scripture, our social aspirations betray the placement of our hearts – with God, or with false idols. In a passage unique to Luke, Jesus, in our [..]

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Ecumenical Servant Day

A day for Christians from four denominations to join in working together to help others. Mission sites in Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Lorain, and Youngstown 25 September 2010 Click [..]

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Two Fish, Five Loaves of Bread and Five Thousand for Dinner

Recently, there was a news item of strawberry farmers destroying good plants rather than picking the strawberries for market. It was cheaper to let the berries go to [..]

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Father Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit

For most of us,  Holy Week unfolds like many other weeks: work, school, preparing meals, doing laundry. Palm Sunday begins an unusual week – a week – concentrated [..]

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To Die Well, One Needs To Live Well

Last evening, our second night of our Parish Mission,  Jim’s reflection centered on To Die Well, One Needs to Live Well. One of the scriptures he shared was [..]

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To Be Tempted

It is said that certain items are “rust-proof.”  Other things are billed as either “dust-proof” or “spill-proof” or “bullet-proof” or “child-proof” or “scratch-proof.” But here’s something which no [..]

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Isn't This Joseph's Son?

One night, not so long ago, I was praying and asked to know where I was not one with God.  The next day, a knock at my door [..]

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