The singers and their families.

For more than two decades, Nancy (my wife) has worried about the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir. We can use words other than worry, of course. Cared about. Cared for. Thought about most of the time. And not just the choir. Mostly the singers. And their families. She started as a volunteer and quickly became part […]

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In the waiting, we are not alone.

On the night before he was betrayed, Jesus was talking about leaving the disciples, about how bad they were feeling that he was going to the father. And he comforts them by saying, you are not alone. You will go through hard times. You will not be alone. You will face the persecution I’ve talked […]

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Baggage

Rich Dixon is getting ready for a big ride in a month. +++ In cycling, weight is a big deal. Some riders want to pack extra everything…and carry it on their bikes! It’s good to be prepared, but too much extra baggage weighs us down and keeps us from riding to our potential. Often it […]

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While waiting, direction and presence.

Between the answers, we are not alone. I want to suggest three promises from the readings this morning. There’s a promise of direction. But until we get that, there’s a promise of presence. And while we are living in the presence, there’s a promise of future meaning. Let’s unpack those for a moment. In the […]

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The waiting before the calling.

We read a story about Paul earlier. That was the cool part of the story. It’s the kind of story that we love to tell when it’s about us. In the middle of the night we wake up with a vision. We have a dream that doesn’t seem like a dream. It seems like a […]

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