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This trip accompanies several of the friends of St. Paul. We will eaves drop on their correspondence, look into their lives and ministries, and find some insights about what they were doing. I suspect that much of what we see will surprise us, some will challenge us, and all will fill in some spots of God's work then and now.

Foreigners Coming, Missionaries Going

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Tad

July 3, 2016     The Seventh Sunday of Pentecost   2 Kings 5:1-14; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 The story of the servant of Naaman’s wife alongside the sending of 70 missionaries gives the dual trajectory of mission today. On the one hand, we … Continue reading →

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Structures of Sin

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Tad

June 26, 2016   The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost   Galatians 5:19-23 The usual task of itemizing the individual sins of the “works of the flesh” is rudely disrupted by the villagers in Samaria. Searching the corporate heart of the villagers … Continue reading →

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Prayer, Silence, and the Silence of God

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Tad

June 19, 2016  The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost   1 Kings 19:9-15 When Elijah asked to see God, he was shown the force of wind, earthquake, and fire. The presence of God, however, came not in them but in silence, “the … Continue reading →

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