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2018-03-24T20:15:11-04:00

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March for Our Lives – Richmond, Va.

Last updated on: March 24, 2018 at 8:15 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

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2018-03-17T09:36:36-04:00

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Moderate Nazis are called Nazis

Last updated on: March 17, 2018 at 9:36 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

Germany’s authoritarian Nazi Party had members who were moderates. Moderate Nazis were called Nazis. There is no ‘moderate,’ middle ground when a portion of the population supports bigotry, racism, and discrimination, and a larger portion accepts it by not rejecting it. Vitriol and lies pour out of the Trump White House – stoking the flames of hatred and encouraging the mainstreaming of previously extremist bigotry. For example, because the president agrees with their racism, the former leader of the Ku Klux... Read more

2018-03-14T22:51:49-04:00

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To my 4-year-old little girl: Walk Out

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 10:51 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

March 14, 2018 To my 4-year-old little girl: Walk out. Leave. Stand up, and walk out. Lead the way out the door. Across the country, young people got up and walked out of school, to call attention to gun violence. When it’s your turn to walk out, I hope you do. Have the courage to face wrong, to stand up for justice, to speak for the voiceless. Oppose unjust laws. Demand change. Imagine a better world, and then work towards... Read more

2018-02-19T08:05:17-05:00

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The power of positive thinking. Really.

Last updated on: February 19, 2018 at 8:05 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

Positive thinking seldom cures debilitating diseases. All the prayers in the world won’t regrow an amputated limb. But how you respond to situations lays the foundation for future situations. Scripture says the rain falls on the just and the unjust. How do you react to the rain? How do you respond to difficulty? Your reaction to situations impacts what happens next in your life. Life is short and difficult and astonishingly beautiful. Moments of wondrous miracles are intertwined with the... Read more

the power of positive thinking

2018-02-11T02:39:56-05:00

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Cultural Christians ~ when Christianity isn't Christianity

Last updated on: February 11, 2018 at 2:39 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

A prominent voice in mainstream media is Cultural Christians who care more about the culture than they do about actually following the teachings of Jesus. You know who they are — sycophant, sympathetic apologists for sexist, racist bigots and patriarchal white men who worship a god of power, not the God who gave us Jesus. They are enmeshed in politics and use hot button issues to appeal to their base — abortion, marriage, birth control, sex — they claim the... Read more

2018-01-29T11:25:16-05:00

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Initial J: Saint John the Evangelist

Last updated on: January 29, 2018 at 11:25 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

(Click the image for an extraordinary closeup) Georges Trubert (French, active Provence, France 1469 – 1508) Initial J: Saint John the Evangelist, about 1480 – 1490, Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment Leaf: 11.4 × 8.6 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Read more

Saint John the Evangelist

2018-01-27T19:20:29-05:00

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"Jesus wouldn't help people in need?" What Jesus are you talking about?

Last updated on: January 27, 2018 at 7:20 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

I recently saw a comment online that said Jesus wouldn’t help people in need – that he would help people to help themselves. Just another example of the damage some so-called, self-described Christians do in the name of Jesus — a Jesus of their own invention. The only miracle Jesus performs in all four Gospels is feeding hungry people in need. (Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:5-15) Jesus didn’t ask them if they could afford to buy... Read more

2018-01-13T09:38:59-05:00

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Being intentional and being still

Last updated on: January 13, 2018 at 9:38 am By Jim Meisner Jr.

We have a handmade pottery pitcher we use to water plants and add water to the fish tanks or the dog’s bowl. The unique triangle spout design allows for a steady yet controlled flow of water. But we have to pour at the pitcher’s pace. If we rush, the water overflows the spout. The pitcher forces us to be thoughtful and intentional. We must take our time and focus on the stream of water. A mere thirty seconds and the... Read more

2018-01-09T19:30:06-05:00

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Fire and Rain and drops of pain

Last updated on: January 9, 2018 at 7:30 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

Have you heard James Taylor’s Fire and Rain? Of course you have. Everyone has. The first verse is about the suicide of his friend Suzanne Schnerr. The second verse is about him kicking his heroin addiction, and the third verse is about the end of his band, “James Taylor and the Flying Machine.” The line isn’t about an airplane crash. There is much pain and suffering in the song, which makes it easy for people to connect with. We all... Read more

2017-12-31T22:08:01-05:00

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"For Everything There is a Season"

Last updated on: December 31, 2017 at 10:08 pm By Jim Meisner Jr.

Sermon for Dec. 31, 2017 For audio of the sermon, listen here: From the Lectionary for Jan. 1. 2018 Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 3:2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3:3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build... Read more

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