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On the Way: Do You See What I See
Go and tell John what you hear and see.” --Matthew 11:4 Three people come upon an old car parked on the side of the road. The first...
Bishop Mike
Dec 12, 20193 min read
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On the Way: Welcome to the Viper Pit!
Matthew 3:1-12 "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come!” --John the Baptist (Matthew 3:7) In an “I’m OK,...
Bishop Mike
Dec 5, 20193 min read
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On the Way: Black Friday
Luke 1:68-79 Colossians 1:11-20 …through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things… --Colossians 1:20 For my wife, who...
Bishop Mike
Nov 21, 20192 min read
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On the Way: A Monument to Endurance
Luke 21:1-19 “This will give you an opportunity to testify.” --Luke 21:13 This past weekend, my wife, Terrie and I had the opportunity...
Bishop Mike
Nov 14, 20193 min read
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On the Way: Gotcha!
Luke 20:27-38 Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him a question… --Luke 20:27 Not long...
Bishop Mike
Nov 7, 20193 min read
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On the Way: Grief and Blessing
Luke 6:20-31 Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. –Luke 6:21 Monday through Wednesday of this week, I was a presenter at a...
Bishop Mike
Oct 31, 20193 min read
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On the Way: God’s Work, Our Hands
John 8:31-36 “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” ...
Bishop Mike
Oct 24, 20192 min read
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On the Way: Persistent Trust
Luke 18:1-8 “And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” --Luke 18:8 All the injustice, divisiveness, violence and...
Bishop Mike
Oct 17, 20193 min read
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On the Way: The One Who Came Back
Luke 17:11-19 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. --Luke 17:15 Twenty-two...
Bishop Mike
Oct 10, 20192 min read
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Many Thanks!
Friends: Many thanks for all the prayers this past week and also for the cards, letters, and well-wishes I have received from so many. ...
Bishop Mike
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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On the Way: Great Expectations
Luke 17:1-10 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” --Luke 17:5 Until the summer of my 15th year, I don’t think I really...
Bishop Mike
Oct 3, 20193 min read
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Low Expectations
Luke 16:19-31 “[He] longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table.” Luke 16:21 Where is the good news in this...
Pastor Liz
Sep 27, 20193 min read
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Dishonest. Honestly.
Luke 16:1-13 “And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly…” — Luke 16:8 Jesus’ parable in this week’s...
Bishop Mike
Sep 20, 20193 min read
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The Carpenter's Pencil
Luke 15:1-10 ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ --Luke 15:9 Last week, during my vacation, I built a set of...
Bishop Mike
Sep 12, 20193 min read
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Behind the Scenes
Luke 14:1, 7-14 For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. –Luke 14:11 I have always...
Bishop Mike
Sep 3, 20193 min read
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For the Bent and Broken
Luke 13:10-17 “Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it...
Bishop Mike
Aug 22, 20193 min read
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Uncomfortable Truths
Luke 12:49-56 “I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed.” Luke 12:50 More than ten...
Bishop Mike
Aug 15, 20193 min read
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When You Pray
Luke 11:1-13 When I was in my first call, a little over thirty years ago, I regularly visited a woman in the nursing home I’ll call...
Bishop Mike
Jul 25, 20193 min read
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Gracepoint
Luke 10:38-42 Mary… sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. –Luke 10:39 For a long time now, I have had a vision of...
Bishop Mike
Jul 19, 20192 min read
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Proclaim the Reign
Luke 10:1-24 “Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to...
Bishop Mike
Jul 5, 20193 min read
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