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The Rev. Pendleton Peery
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The Holy Spirit as a Pre-Existing Condition

Acts 10:44-48

6th Sunday of Easter - Year B

May 13, 2012

The Rev. Pendleton Peery (PCUSA)

Much has happened leading up to our reading for the day.  Catching up with the story is important for hearing today's scripture.  A quick update:

Cornelius--a spiritual, but not religious Gentile living in Caesarea of some importance in the Roman legion and a member of the Italian Cohort--Cornelius had a vision.  It was a clear vision...to send for an apostle of Jesus named Peter.

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Does The Church Have A Future? - Diana Butler Bass

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Diana Butler Bass offers a compelling analysis of where she sees the church headed in the world of faith in which we live today. In this brilliant segment she explains the premise of her new book, Christianity After Religion, and explains where she sees the church going in this uncertain age.


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Four young preachers speak on their calling to the ministry at the 2012 Festival of Young Preachers in Louisville, KY. Featuring Jean-Daniel Cathéll-Williams, Joseph T. Howard, David Telfort and Kristina Heise.
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November 13, 2011

The Church IS Worth the Effort!

The Rev. Dr. William L. Self (CBF)

Despite all its dysfunction and scars, all its confusion and humanity, the church is worth the effort, because it is doing the work of the kingdom of God in the world.
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July 24, 2011

The Stand-In Church

The Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel (UCC)

Sometimes we need to be prepared to "stand in" for church in the lives of those who are hurting, sharing our testimony with the grieving, calling out that we have seen light in the midst of darkness.
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July 10, 2011

The Sower's Lesson

The Rev. Joseph Evans (PCUSA)

The goal of the sower in Jesus' parable (Matthew 13) was simply to sow seed, and to many he seems careless and wasteful. As followers of Christ, how are we sowing the seeds of our faith?
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May 08, 2011

Young Leaders Series II: Breaking Open

The Rev. Lee Hull Moses (CC(DC))

In Part 2 of our Young Leaders of the Church Series, the Rev. Lee Hull Moses takes us on a walk to Emmaus with two of Jesus' disciples, who encounter the risen Christ on the way, and shows us what that encounter can mean to us today.
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January 23, 2011

What Are We Doing Here?

The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr. (UCC)

The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith takes a look at a common and distressing situation in churches today: division. But the Apostle Paul had to deal with the same problem in Corinth. What can we learn from his experience?
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December 19, 2010

The Blind Leap

The Rev. Daniel Matthews, Jr. (TEC)

As we await the coming of Jesus Christ, the Rev. Dan Matthews takes a closer look at the story of Mary and Joseph in Matthew 1--and finds a simple, bold, obedient faith.
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November 14, 2010

All Will Be Thrown Down

The Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler (TEC)

What did Jesus mean when he said not one stone of the temple will be left upon another--all will be thrown down? Dean Sam Candler offers some challenging conclusions.