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2014-06-04T08:03:13-06:00

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Easter 7A – The Ascension of Christ: Acts 1:6-14

Last updated on: June 4, 2014 at 8:03 am By Tim Suttle

This is the sermon I preached last week at Redemption Church. I borrowed heavily from a great sermon Barbara Brown Taylor wrote and published in her book Home By Another Way – which is essential for any pastor who preaches through the lectionary. If you are a pastor, feel free to copy and steal everything. 2014.06.01 – Easter 07 Ascension – Acts 1:6-14 We are entering into the final days of a journey that started clear back in the beginning of... Read more

2014-06-03T07:54:52-06:00

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On the Hubris of Prayer Experts: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Part I

Last updated on: June 3, 2014 at 7:54 am By Tim Suttle

I’m reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard right now. This morning I was reminded one of the great lessons Dillard, and others like her, have taught me about prayer. She says that when you actually catch a glimpse of the holy, you are innately aware at the time that it is so rare and precious, that you know instinctively that you can no more catch hold of it than you can catch hold of a sunbeam. If you... Read more

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

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2014-06-02T07:37:01-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: June 2, 2014 at 7:37 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that I have initiated operation woodpecker lockout. I didn’t really give it a name, but it’s getting pretty real around here nonetheless. I have previously confessed my fear of heights. (Technically, I’m not afraid of heights I’m afraid of falling. And not so much falling as hitting the ground at a high rate of speed and breaking something. And not even so much breaking something as just general pain. So I guess I’m afraid of pain & that’s... Read more

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The Immigrant

2014-05-30T08:29:23-06:00

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At What Point did Laughter Become a Problem? (A Little Friday Funny)

Last updated on: May 30, 2014 at 8:29 am By Tim Suttle

I don’t usually post stuff like this. Cats, dogs, and babies always seem a bit below the belt for a Friday Funny. But this is such a rich emotional experience. I couldn’t resist. If you have kids this probably happened to you a few times–the first full on belly laugh. The kid just goes for it and you are lucky to bear witness to it, and to interact with that kind of unmitigated joyfulness. In the midst of it your... Read more

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2014-05-28T08:23:37-06:00

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A Missional Reading of the High Priestly Prayer: Easter 7A – John 17:1-11

Last updated on: May 28, 2014 at 8:23 am By Tim Suttle

I preached this sermon in 2013. If you are a pastor feel free to copy and steal everything. Easter 7A – John 17:1-11 A Missional Reading of the High Priestly Prayer Read text first. Just Southeast of Rome about 100 miles there is a little town called Roseto Valfortore. It’s a pretty unremarkable town – an old medieval style village, town square, city wall… The life of the town revolved around the local Marble Quarries. That was where everybody worked,... Read more

2014-05-27T14:15:32-06:00

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Zac Little and Saintseneca’s Dark Ark: Isaac Anderson’s Review of the Best New Band I’ve Heard in Years

Last updated on: May 27, 2014 at 2:15 pm By Tim Suttle

Early in the spring I sat in the passenger seat of my friend Isaac Anderson’s car listening to an EP by a band he was thinking about writing about. I’ve spent most of my life playing in bands. I’ve signed record deals and tracked my radio hits. I’ve cashed my royalty checks like they’d always keep showing up in my mailbox. I devoted my life to the road for the better part of a decade. If I had a dime... Read more

2014-05-26T10:03:07-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: May 26, 2014 at 10:03 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that I’ve begun hitting snooze too often on my 5:30am wake up. I started this schedule in mid-March and until now I have successfully limited myself to one snooze, if any. Last week of school, though… not good. I think I’m at that point in forming a new habit where the novelty is gone, & I’ve begun to take for granted all the benefits of an early wakeup (even though there are so many). It’s a dangerous time... Read more

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2014-05-23T07:12:33-06:00

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Malcolm Gladwell: The Most Obscene Thing Ever Said on Wall Street

Last updated on: May 23, 2014 at 7:12 am By Tim Suttle

Cue the Gladwell haters… Happy Friday everyone! Read more

2014-05-22T09:13:56-06:00

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Easter 5A – Acts 7:55-60; The Martyrdom of Stephen

Last updated on: May 22, 2014 at 9:13 am By Tim Suttle

Here’s my sermon from last week. If you are a pastor, feel free to copy and steal everything. 2014.05.18 – Easter 05 Acts 7 – Martyrdom of Steven Awhile back I heard a story about a woman named Marie Walsh; just your typical suburban soccer mom: married for 23 years to a successful accountant, three kids in high school & college, close knit happy family, everything about her life seemed completely normal. Until one morning phone rang & man said... Read more

2014-05-20T09:10:54-06:00

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Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: May 20, 2014 at 9:10 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that I am headed up to Conception Abbey on retreat for the next few days. I’m not sure how much of a committed blogger I’ll be during that time. There’s no wifi at the abbey (although I hear there might have been some discussion about beginning to offer it… not sure how I feel about that). I will at least post my sermon from this past week at some time on Wednesday. I confess that a little before... Read more

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