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Another Resurrection Sunday - John 20

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The trails are drying up.  A 6 mile hike this morning and venturing up to 9200 ft.  Looks promising to go higher later this week.  I am working on my new hiking map of the area and filling in some trails I couldn't get to with the snowshoes.  I am thankful for the resale hiking shop in town.  I picked up this vintage Thermos with foldable spoon and the hot soup was so delicious on the trail.  I have a new water filter to try out this year too. Another Resurrection Sunday and I ventured into the book of John.  He tells us very plainly what the purpose or mission of this gospel in John 20:30-31 (LSB). Therefore many others signs Jesus also did in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. John makes mention of the signs that Jesus did again in the next chapter, John 21:24-25 (LSB). This is...
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Some strikes and solutions...Matthew 23:25-39

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What do you do when the trails are too muddy?  You go fishing!  I found a new spot not far from the house that is a great place to spend a few hours casting the rod.  I've caught enough to start putting some in the freezer.  It is an amazing view with the mountains in the background.  It is also a great place to think and decompress like I do on the trails.  Maybe after Easter I will be back up in the mountains on the trails that get more sun. Jesus throws 3 more strikes.  The shepherds of the day were living split lives; displaying just surface holiness; and claiming not to be sinners therefore not needing a Savior.  Jesus addresses each one of these fallacies but also throws in some solutions.  I am thankful for the question He asks in verse 33, "How can you escape the condemnation of hell?"   It made me think of the question that John the Baptist asked the Pharisees and Sadducees in Matthew 3:7b, "Who warned you to flee from the wrath...
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Jesus throwing some strikes...Matthew 23:13-24

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Blessings come in all shapes and sizes.  Sometimes blessings come in all colors.  Here is a red one.  The talents of one of the men of the church was put to use to bring us up to code in our boiler room.  I am so thankful for others.  I have had to do a lot of different things but many times I do them enough to get by and not to the level of expertise.  I remember in the church plant of putting together slides for the projection but when a certain person in the church offered, the end product was so much better.  Maybe I am what they call " a jack of all trades but a master of none. "  That is okay because then others can participate in the ministries offered by the church in many different ways.  This red shutoff in the grand scheme of SCC is part of offering a safe place to gather to worship our Lord. Jesus has finished His windup and is starting to throw some pitches at the scribes and Pharisees.  5 last Sunday and 3 more to come this...
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