Good News from Faith Indianapolis Charlotte Lohrenz
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- Religion & Spirituality
God’s Word preached in the reformed tradition, to bring good news, challenge, and grace.
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So you want to shake the hand of Jesus?
The Pharisees and scribes are a bit put off by the personal hygiene of Jesus' disciples. (Mark 7:1-23) We might be, too. Why is Jesus not so fussy about handwashing? He wants us to know our whole lives are holy.
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Choose your banquet.
Mark tells us about the banquet of King Herod, which ends with the head of John the Baptist served up on a platter. Then he tells us about another banquet. This one serves up life. But you don't get to choose your companions.
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“We Are All Daughters and Sons.”
We have taken pictures of worshippers with an item that tells a story of their faith. Now we hear a first-person narrative from a woman who stopped Jesus from getting to a little girl before she died. She tells us about being ill and unclean and whole and restored. (Mark 5:21-43).
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Jesus said, “I am the Vine.”
Community is messy. And transformative. So Jesus’ final words tell us to stay together. Sticking together can change us.
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Mar 19, 2018
As a rooster crows, Pilate is in a predicament like ours. (John 18:28-38) Truth and facts hardly seem to matter any more. How do Christians handle facts and biases, opinions and truth, for the good of our communities?