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November 7, 2009 - Saturday 


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November 7, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Religion and Philosophy

Name Change

Excerpt from Acts 13:1-12
"But Saul, also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him."

Reflection by Martin B. Copenhaver

Names are important. A name is so much more than, say, a label attached to a jar. We identify with our names. In fact, I feel so closely identified with my name that if I had a different name I feel like I would be a different person. And when we change our names, it usually marks a big change in one's life. When our daughter Alanna was very young she could not pronounce her name, so she called herself "Lala," and so we did, too. Then one day, when I called her Lala, she announced, "I am not Lala. I am Alanna." In that statement she was not only pronouncing her name, she was also announcing that she was now a big girl. No one ever called her Lala again.

Saul had been a persecutor of Christians. But then he had his own encounter with the Risen Christ, and his life was changed forever. He too became a follower of the Way -- just like those he had formerly persecuted. The change was so dramatic and so complete that his old name simply no longer fit. This new person needed a new name. So he became known as Paul.

And when you or I are baptized we are given a new name, the name of Jesus Christ (in fact, some people speak of baptism as "christening" -- literally, taking on the name of Christ). In baptism his name is now part of your name. How might that realization change the way you approach the day?

Prayer
O God, you call each of us by name, but you also give us a new name, the name of Jesus Christ. Help me to live into -- and up to -- the implications of that name change. Amen.

About the Author
Martin B. Copenhaver is Senior Pastor, Wellesley Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Wellesley, Massachusetts. His new book, This Odd and Wondrous Calling: the Public and Private Lives of Two Ministers, co-authored with Lillian Daniel, has just been published.



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November 6, 2009 - Friday 

Category: Life
I really, really don't want to post anything from the news today...it all just to sad and frightening.

I just wanna be a Happy Hippie and eat some "comfort food", and love my friends, and get "stoned" - not on marijuna cuz it aint legal - and....


 

The Lord will again have compassion upon us,
and will tread our iniquities under foot.
The Lord will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
- Micah 7:19

Goodness is a process of becoming, not of being. What we do over and over again is what we become in the end.
- Joan Chittister, 
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November 6, 2009 - Friday 

Category: Religion and Philosophy


Someone Out There

Excerpt from Acts 12:6-19
“Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell.”

Reflection by Felix Carrion

Who led Peter out of prison? The text says, "An angel."

I've heard people say that some relative, some friend, some pastor, some child, some stranger, someone out there, was "an angel" to them. What I understand them to mean is that this person was sent to them in that precise moment when they were most needed. Out of nowhere, and with no prompting from the person they reached out to, they appeared or called or sent a book or wrote a letter or prayed a powerful prayer.

In that hour of need, and in their appearing, they were no longer just a relative, friend, pastor, child, stranger, or someone out there; they were an angel and their deed was indeed miraculous. (I recall many years ago, in the middle of a sorrowful night, while prayerful tears fell from my eyes, in search of a sign from God, my youngest son called out, "I love you, Dad," and fell right back to sleep.)

An angel is a messenger, sent by God, with a message. They point us in the right direction; they shine a light; they make clear the unclear; they open a door; they break chains; they move us from bondage into freedom's path.

All kinds of people can and have done exactly these things at God's prompting. So, today be an angel. Or, at least, go ahead and recognize the one that was sent to you (recently or a long time ago). And, be assured -- this is real!

Prayer
O God, you make me smile, how you come to me. Amen.

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Felix Carrion is coordinator of The Stillspeaking Ministry, United Church of Christ.



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November 5, 2009 - Thursday 


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November 5, 2009 - Thursday 

Category: Religion and Philosophy

Different Places, Same People?

Excerpt from Acts 11: 19 – 21 (NIV)
"Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message only to Jews. Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord's hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord."

Reflection by Kenneth L. Samuel

Ever notice how we can travel to different cities, states, and even countries -- and still gravitate toward the same kind of people that we left back at home? Let's face it, we all tend to feel more comfortable with persons who fit a certain profile in our minds, and these are the people that we seek out, no matter where we go, often to the exclusion of others. Could this explain why cultural diversity and inter-cultural exchange are so much at risk in our culture? Could this have anything to do with the demonization of Muslims by some Christians or the attacks upon Jews by some Arabs or the disdain for Hispanic immigrants by some Americans or the fear of "gay culture" by some straight people?

Some of us only build community with our own kind. But thank God, there are others of us who see God in strangers as much as we see God in our own kin. When the first-century persecution of Christians in Jerusalem forced the early disciples out of the city into different places, not all of them took advantage of the Christian diaspora to reach out to different people. Some, however, though steeped in Judaism, decided to cross the cultural divide and build community with the Greek gentiles. It was a bold, risky endeavor, but according to Acts, "The Lord’s hand was with them." We can be sure that whenever we break down the barriers that separate us from others and promote human unity in the midst of cultural diversity, God always has a hand in it.

Prayer
Lord we thank you for sending us to so many different places. Now, please help us to encounter you and embrace you in the faces of all the people who seem like strangers to us. In the name of the Christ who makes us all one, Amen.

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Kenneth L. Samuel is Pastor of Victory for the World Church, Stone Mountain, Georgia..



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Maybe God will Fall on Us?

Excerpt from Acts 10:44-48
"While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word."

Reflection by Barbara Brown Zikmund

Recent studies indicate that people who "multi-task" are everywhere. We drive and listen and talk. Sometimes we text at the same time (Oops!) Not a good idea. We take books to read if we have to wait. We pop in ear buds to take a walk. We listen to a program or a concert while we knit, play video games or check our Facebook page.

For most of us, one thing at a time is boring. Silence is rare. Multi-tasking is a way of life.

In the UCC we say that "God is still speaking." Are we listening? In the early church when Peter was speaking, the Holy Spirit fell on folks. We are also told that it didn't fall on just anybody, it fell on all who "heard the word." Do you hear what I hear? Maybe God was multi-tasking. Maybe Peter was boring. The theological question is how do we get beyond boring, without blocking the Holy Spirit?

Prayer
Amazing God, we want the Holy Spirit to fall on us and take us beyond boring. We know that when we really listen for you, because you are a "still speaking God," something might happen. So we pray in the words of a familiar hymn, "Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me." Amen.


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Barbara Brown Zikmund ("BBZ" to her friends) is a retired seminary professor and church historian who lives in Washington, DC.



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November 3, 2009 - Tuesday 

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I'm posting this because once again there are some people in the states of Maine and Washington who plan to make sure that by the end of this day  only marriages approved by the Bible can take place....

Top 15 Biblical Ways to Acquire a Wife

1. Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head,      
trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she's yours. 
       - (Deuteronomy 21:11-13) 

2. Find a prostitute and marry her. 
       - Hosea (Hosea 1:1-3) 

3. Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock. 
       - Moses (Exodus 2:16-21) 

4. Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal. 
       - Boaz ( Ruth 4:5-10) 

5. Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dance, grab one 
    and carry her off to be your wife. 
       - Ben jaminites (Judges 21:19-25) 

6. Have God create a wife for you while you sleep. Note: this will cost 
    you a rib. 
       - Adam (Genesis 2:19-24) 

7. Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman's hand in marriage. 
    Get tricked into marrying the wrong woman. Then work another seven 
    years for the woman you wanted to marry in the first place. That's right. 
    Fourteen years of toil for a woman. 
       - Jacob (Genesis 29:15-30) 

8. Cut off 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law' s enemies and get 
    his daughter for a wife. 
       - David (I Samuel 18:27) 

9. Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you'll definitely 
    find someone. (It's all relative of course.) 
       - Cain (Genesis 4:16-17) 

10. Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest. 
       - Xerxes or Ahasuerus ( Esther 2:3-4) 

11. When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, 
     I have seen a ...woman; now get her for me. If your parents question 
     your decision, simply say, Get her for me. She's the one for me. 
       - Samson (Judges 14:1-3) 

12. Kill any husband and take HIS wife. (Prepare to lose your son though). 
       - David (2 Samuel 11) 

13. Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It's not just a good idea, 
     it's the law!). 
       - Onan and Boaz (Deuteronomy or Leviticus, example in Ruth ) 

14. Don't be so picky. Make up for quality with quantity. 
       - Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3) 

15. A wife?...NOT! !! 
       - Paul (1 Corinthians 7:32-35)


t now thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
- Isaiah 43:1



When I was in my early teens, a thought took hold of me: Jesus didn’t die to save us from suffering—he died to teach us how to suffer.... Sometimes I actually mean it. I’d rather die young, having lived a life crammed with meaning, than to die old, even in security, but without meaning.


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November 3, 2009 - Tuesday 

Category: Religion and Philosophy
God Shows No Partiality

Excerpt from Acts 10:34-43..
"Then Peter began to speak to them: 'I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.'"

Reflection by Martin B. Copenhaver

In Jesus' day there was great enmity between Jews and Gentiles. So perhaps it is not surprising that, in the earliest days of the church, there were many who thought that the good news of Jesus was for Jews alone. Peter was particularly fervent in his belief that in order to be a follower of Jesus one had to conform to Jewish practices. But then Peter was touched by the faith of a Gentile named Cornelius and he received a vision in a dream that showed him otherwise. Peter said, to everyone's astonishment (and perhaps his own), "I truly understand that God shows no partiality."

Given what Peter had previously believed, it would have been remarkable if he had said, "I truly understand that God does not want us to hate one another." It would have been startling if he had said, "I truly understand that God wants us accept one another." It would have been revolutionary if he had said, "I truly understand that God wants us to be in relationship with one another." But Peter says more than any of those things, and more than all of that combined. Peter says, in essence, "No one is in and no one is out. We are the same in God's sight."

That story is such a pivotal one, not merely because it traces an important moment in the history of the church, but also because it reminds us that that history continues. God is still extending a wider welcome than we would be inclined to give.

Prayer
God, we affirm that you are still speaking. May we still listen. Amen.

About the Author
Martin B. Copenhaver is Senior Pastor, Wellesley Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Wellesley, Massachusetts. His new book, This Odd and Wondrous Calling: the Public and Private Lives of Two Ministers, co-authored with Lillian Daniel, has just been published.



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November 2, 2009 - Monday 


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2) has a habit of not paying attention.

3) is senile.

4) is an unabashed, bald face-liar
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November 2, 2009 - Monday 


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November 2, 2009 - Monday 

Category: Religion and Philosophy

Why here, why now, why you, why me?

Excerpt from Acts 10: 23b-33
“You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean. So when I was sent for, I came without objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”

Reflection by Donna Schaper

Peter asks Cornelius a pretty tough question. What is a nice Jewish boy doing in a place like this?

God has told us that we are not to call anything or anyone profane or unclean. When we find ourselves on something that feels like another planet, with seeming zombies or aliens, we can follow these guidelines in the great soap opera of life.

We can slow down and really notice what we think we have already seen. We can ask the questions of what and why and avoid the tyranny of the technical, the hegemony of the how. Often we don't know how to do something until we really know what it is and why we are doing it.

Maybe we are here to separate the chaff from the wheat. Maybe we are here to learn the desirability of certain difficulties. Maybe we are here to forget about who we can blame and learn who we can trust. Maybe we are here to build hate-free zones. Maybe we are here for the soap and the opera.

Prayer
Send us on a sacred search for the profane and the unclean parts of life. Make sure we know our part in the great soapy opera. Amen.

About the Author
Donna Schaper is Senior Minister of Judson Memorial Church in New York City.



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November 1, 2009 - Sunday 

Category: Religion and Philosophy

Consider Breaking a Rule

Excerpt from Acts 10: 9-23a
"He heard a voice saying, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.' But Peter said, 'By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is profane or unclean.' The voice said to him again, a second time, 'What God has made clean, you must not call profane.' This happened three times . . . Peter was greatly puzzled about what to make of the vision that he had seen . . . While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, 'Look, three men are searching for you. Now get up, go down, and go with them without hesitation, for I have sent them.'"

Reflection by Christina Villa

Peter is hungry. He has a vision and hears God tell him what to do: "Get up, Peter; kill and eat." Wait a minute, Peter says, I'm not going to just kill any old thing and eat it! That's against the rules, and apparently even having God tell him it's OK -- not once, not twice, but three time -- isn't enough for Peter. He's still "greatly puzzled" by what he's heard. What could it mean? What should he do about it? He's still thinking about it later, when the Spirit, sounding exasperated, has a job for him to do, but has to prod him into action: "Now get up, go down, and go with them without hesitation, for I have sent them."

Sometimes we get so used to following various kinds of "rules" that our obedience to them gets in the way of our obedience to God. Sometimes we follow rules in order to avoid challenge or risk. In the process of staying safe, and perhaps congratulating ourselves for being good rule-followers, we never do anything that might be considered divinely inspired -- or even very important to us. In this scripture, Peter actually refuses to do what God tells him to do -- he tells God, "By no means, Lord" -- because he's let the rule become his god. But God is changing the rules here, as if to illustrate the old saying that rules are made to be broken.

What "rules" are you busy following while the Spirit is repeatedly trying to make you "get up" and do something else, something you were meant to do, something God has in mind for you?

Prayer
Thank you, God, for never giving up on trying to get my attention. Amen.

About the Author
Christina Villa is on the staff of the United Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio.



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