Proclaiming the Gospel by Giving Thanks
The most common image for what God is offering us is a banquet, a joyous party, a wedding feast.
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Bishop Candea
Nov 62 min read
We Will Embody the Unity of Christ
Regardless of who is president and what policies they seek to enact; we will care for our neighbor.
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Bishop Candea
Nov 42 min read
They'll Know We Are Christians
I doubt many congregations still sing that song. - They'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love.
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Bishop Candea
Jun 192 min read
Remember
Throughout Scripture we are invited to remember. This day (Passover) shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as...
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Bishop Candea
Mar 312 min read
Easter Message
What is your favorite thing about Easter? I’ve shared in the past that when I was a child (the middle of three sisters), my mother always...
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Bishop Candea
Jan 172 min read
Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
The New Year begins with celebrations, resolutions, and hopes that things will be better in the new year. There is something about having...
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Bishop Candea
Jan 152 min read
Words matter
Martin Luther King, Jr Day – January 15, 2024 It is no coincidence that Jesus is identified as the Word of God who was in the beginning...
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Bishop Candea
May 24, 20232 min read
Traveling the way of Jesus is about resilience, hope and joy!
What woman having ten silver coins if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully, until she...
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Bishop Candea
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Traveling the way of Jesus means speaking up for justice.
When Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem riding, not on a majestic horse with an army behind him, but on a colt with people spreading...
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Bishop Candea
Mar 29, 20233 min read
Traveling the way of Jesus means tearing down walls
For Jesus himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting...
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Bishop Candea
Mar 1, 20233 min read
Traveling the way of Jesus: Small does not mean insignificant.
We know that during the Roman Empire, the followers of Jesus were a very small minority of the small majority of Jewish people. Today, we...
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The Rev. Susan Candea
Jul 20, 20222 min read
The sky is falling
“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” We know the story of Chicken Little who, when struck by an acorn and thinks the sky is falling....
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Bishop Candea
Jul 22, 20205 min read
Dreaming a New Normal
“If we are wise, we will not go back to the old normal. . . we will go forward. Dreaming a new normal.” Brian McLaren Throughout this...
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Bishop Candea
May 6, 20205 min read
Reflections on Communion
I want to begin by stating that this is not a theological treatise on the Lutheran understanding of the sacrament of communion. It is...
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