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05.03.09
Ego Eimi ~ Again and Again | John 10:11-21
Roger Nelson
Roger Nelson
I have a friend who is a therapist.
I have a therapist who is a friend.
Dr. David Olsen is the executive director of the Samaritan Counseling Center ~ housed in an old white house perched on the banks of the mighty Mohawk River in upstate New ...
04.26.09
In Good Company | Luke 24:36-49
Roger Nelson
Roger Nelson
Note: I am indebted to an essay by Scott Hoezee for setting me on this course...
Flannery O'Conner created haunting and unforgettable characters set in the decline and decay of the American south. Grandly and grotesquely human the people in ...
04.12.09
Through the Front Door | Mark 16:1-8
Roger Nelson
Roger Nelson
Eight short verses.
Eight short verses ~ that's it.
Mark's gospel builds to the grand crescendo of resurrection and all we get are eight short verses. It is as if he ascends to the gospel summit and then abruptly falls off a cliff.
You ...
04.05.09
Palms of Paradox | Psalms 118
Roger Nelson
Roger Nelson
Every year on Palm Sunday he preached the same sermon. Every year the congregation knew what to expect. They anticipated some lines and joined in a call and response without hesitation or stumble. They found great comfort in its familiarity and ...
03.29.09
Empty Pockets | Psalms 51
Roger Nelson
Roger Nelson
Warren Zevon was a sardonic, complex, and colorful singer-songwriter. He wrote eclectic-eccentric-electric rock-n-roll full of literary references, unforgettable characters, and dark humor. Warren Zevon died from mesothelioma when he was only ...
03.22.09
A Hymn of Hesed | Psalms 107
Roger Nelson
Roger Nelson
There is a Sufi story with a powerful image:
Once upon a time there was an old woman who used to meditate in the morning on the bank of the Ganges River. One day, finishing her meditation, she saw a scorpion floating helplessly in the ...