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Tag: Modern Christian Narrative
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Lesson 23: Pope Francis’ “Rejoice and Be Glad”
Read MORE: Lesson 23: Pope Francis’ “Rejoice and Be Glad”As I read the Pope’s recent exhortation Gaudete and Exsultate, I was struck by how much it echoes our search for a modern Christian love narrative. Although he presents it as a call to holiness in today’s world, he repeatedly…
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Lesson 21: Christ is Risen
Read MORE: Lesson 21: Christ is RisenEvery Easter, we shout “Christ is risen!” to each other with great joy. Chances are, we have a pretty good idea of what we mean, even though we would have a difficult time putting it into words. Most attempts at…
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Lesson 20: Resurrection Appearances as Love Story
Read MORE: Lesson 20: Resurrection Appearances as Love StoryWhen I was a parish pastor, I felt a great challenge preaching the sermon on Easter Sunday. I realized that this might be the only time a large number worshipped all year. I also knew from experience that some of…
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Lesson 19: The Passion Narrative as Love Story
Read MORE: Lesson 19: The Passion Narrative as Love StoryHoly Week and Easter highlight the importance of a Christian narrative. Christians around the world observe these sacred times by participating in a story that has changed lives for 2000 years. Of course, there will be attempts to explain what…
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Lesson 10: The Love Narrative and Conventional Wisdom
Read MORE: Lesson 10: The Love Narrative and Conventional WisdomMany of the best Christians I know have been accused of not knowing how the world operates. In truth, every one of them knows all too well how things work. They just think Jesus shows a better way. Conventional wisdom…
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Lesson 9: New Love Narrative
Read MORE: Lesson 9: New Love NarrativeBefore turning to the specific contents of a modern Christian narrative, it might be worthwhile once again to point out that this in no way distorts the Gospel message. To give thought to words and ideas that make sense to…
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The Phone Call
Read MORE: The Phone CallI found drama a very effective way to poclaim the modern Christian narrative. I cannot remember the situation when I wrote this the following dialogue sermon for Christmas Eve. I do recall a number of people reported it spoke directly…
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The Refugees
Read MORE: The RefugeesI found drama to be an effective way to proclaim the modern Christian narrative. The following is a dialogue sermon I prepared for Christmas Eve during a period when the federal government was speaking against accepting refugees from wars we…
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Between the Walls
Read MORE: Between the WallsI found drama was an effective way to present the modern Christian narrative. Below is a dialogue sermon I wrote for Christmas Eve during the Viet Nam war. Between the Walls (Lines are spoken seated on chairs on either side…
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Lesson 8: Conversation and Dialogue
Read MORE: Lesson 8: Conversation and DialogueWe have come to the last of the five reoccurring themes that I found when hastily rereading the documents of Vatican II. Although my intention was simply to refresh my memory, I was pleasantly surprised to find the five could…
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An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!
yes we need to forgive our leaders yet make sure they do the right thing – which they aren’t.