Monthly Archives: May 2016

“We exist for others” sermon on Luke 7:1-10

5/29/2016 1 Kings 8:41-43 Galatians 1:1-12 Luke 7:1-10 “We exist for others” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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2 Bald Pastors / Episode 5: Lost and Found

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CLEARING A SPACE FOR CONTEMPLATION (min msg with Pastor John Longworth)

An introduction to prayer as contemplation with Pastor John Longworth: at Barbara Harris Retreat Center, Greenfield, NH St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT Pastor Geoff Sinibaldo Pastor John John Longworth

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5 Ways to Reboot the Church (in a post-Christian, religiously suspicious, digital age)

It is time in the church to push:  Reboot Perceptions. The church exists for the people that aren’t the members of it.  Jesus makes it clear that following him is about serving others, which is counter-intuitive to a consumer based … Continue reading

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Rebooting

I started this blog in 2010 with no real plan for where I wanted to go with it.  A colleague who is an early adopter of social media and technology held a one day conference, so I attended. It was … Continue reading

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2 Bald Pastors / Episode 15: #DECOLONIZELUTHERANISM, Part 1

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“No Holes, No Boxes, No Simple Understandings…” a sermon for Trinity Sunday

5/22/2016 Trinity Sunday Deuteronomy 6:4 Psalm 133:1 2 Corinthians 13:13 John 17: 20-21 “No Holes, No Boxes, No Simple Understandings…” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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“What are you waiting for?” a Pentecost sermon on John 14:25-27

5/15/2016 Day of Pentecost Sermon on John 14:25-27 & Acts 2:1-24 “What are you waiting for?” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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“THE TRINITY MADE SIMPLE” (min msg)

God Gets all up in our stuff. (2 Corinthians 13:13) St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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OUR CONNECTIONS WITH SHORELINE SOUP KITCHENS AND PANTRIES (more than a min msg)

with Linda LaBrec and Bill Neuman St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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