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Pentecost and hope yet unseen
IGRC for Unity Devotional: 5/28/2023
Scripture: Acts 2:1-4; Romans 8:18-31
On this Pentecost Sunday, the Narrative Lectionary gives us the regular Acts 2 story, but combines it with a part of Paul’s letter to the Romans. Romans 8:28 always brings me back in time – to circa 2002 and the very first sermon I preached. I was hired at age 24ish to be youth director at Mackinaw UMC by Rev. Dan…
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Inspiration and Purpose
IGRC For Unity Devotional for October 16, 2022
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Thomas Edison famously said that “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” The writer of 2 Timothy claims that Scripture is 100% inspiration. Yet what is inspiration? The Greek word translated to “inspiration” is theopnuestos. In this word we can see the roots for “God” and “Breath.” So inspired seems to literally mean…
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Call them by name
Call them by name
“Abrazo de Jesus” by Felix Hernandez http://www.felixhernandezop.com/internet.php#
Scripture: John 20:1-19
He called her by name, and everything changed.
Weeping, inconsolable, desperate for any information anyone could give, she was stopped in her tracks with one word. Her name.
She was unfazed by two angels standing in a tomb that she just saw was empty. When they were no help, she turned…
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You will be. You will be
You will be. You will be
Inclusivity Devotional for October 17, 2021
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These devotionals will be taken from a text from the Revised Common…
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Inclusivity Devotional: Ephphatha - Open Up
Inclusivity Devotional: Ephphatha - Open Up, When open hearts, open minds, and open doors aren't.
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These devotionals will be taken from a text from the Revised Common Lectionary, and will often have a theme of inclusion…
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Lectionary Thoughts: Luke 18:9-14
Lectionary Thoughts: Luke 18:9-14
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. As the Communications Director for IGRC for Unity, I compose a weekly email with news, resources, and reflections. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These…
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Left behind (not that kind of left behind)
Left behind (not that kind of left behind)
Inclusivity Devotional for October 10, 2021
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These devotionals will be taken from a text from the Revised Common Lectionary,…
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Inclusivity Devotional: Wisdom shouts
Inclusivity Devotional: Wisdom shouts
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These devotionals will be taken from a text from the Revised Common Lectionary, and will often have a theme of inclusion…
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Inclusivity Devotional: The Armor of God
Inclusivity Devotional: The Armor of God
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These devotionals will be taken from a text from the Revised Common Lectionary, and will often have a theme of inclusion…
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Inclusivity Devotional: The Bread of Life
Inclusivity Devotional: The Bread of Life
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These devotionals will be taken from a text from the Revised Common Lectionary, and will often have a theme of inclusion…
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Inclusivity Devotional: Tamar and Simone
Inclusivity Devotional: Tamar and Simone
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These devotionals will be taken from a text from the Revised Common Lectionary, and will often have a theme of inclusion…
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Inclusivity Devotional 8 - Matthew 5:13-21
Inclusivity Devotional 8 – Matthew 5:13-21
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. As the Communications Director for IGRC for Unity, I compose a weekly email with news, resources, and reflections. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These…
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Weekly Devotional 4 (Luke 21:5-19)
Weekly Devotional 4 (Luke 21:5-19)
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. As the Communications Director for IGRC for Unity, I compose a weekly email with news, resources, and reflections. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These…
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Weekly Devotional: Haggai 1:15; 2:1-9
Weekly Devotional: Haggai 1:15; 2:1-9
This is my weekly devotional, based on the Revised Common Lectionary, with a theme of inclusion. I started this exercise as a part of the IGRC For Unity newsletter. IGRC for United is a group of centrist and progressive United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan (and its punitive exclusion of LGBTQ people and those who support them), and are working for a United Methodist Church…
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Weekly Devotional: Luke 6:20-31
Weekly Devotional: Luke 6:20-31
This devotion was published first in the IGRC for Unity weekly email. As the Communications Director for IGRC for Unity, I compose a weekly email with news, resources, and reflections. IGRC for Unity is a group of Illinois United Methodists who have rejected the Traditional Plan for the United Methodist Church and are working to create a United Methodist Church that is truly open to all. These…
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