Friday, October 09, 2015

not the same God – v2

starting with Abraham
with the sons he bore in his old age
but the paths different
not worshiping the same God

starting with Abraham
but departing from Isaac
Ishmael’s children
not Chosen, not of the Promise

starting with Abraham
but diverging from Jesus
the Chosen People
not seeing the Son before them

starting with Abraham
grafted through Jesus
new shoots on the vine
those who believe in Christ

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edited October 9, 2015
not the same God – v2


renamed October 8, 2015
starting with Abraham
October 8, 2015
not the same God
Matthew 25:31-46
John 13:34-35
and sermonette, thoughts
about the international refugee crisis
and our calling as Christians
Part 2 of 2 (with 4 minute gap in between)
by Sally Drew
(Sally has the real-world experience of running
a refugee camp in Singapore.)
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
September 27, 2015
&
edited September 15, 2015
Running for their lives – v3
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited September 13, 2015
Running for their lives – v2
September 13, 2015
Running for their lives
refugees not migrants
fleeing the war in Syria
prayer concern lifted and
drafted at the Aroostook Cluster Meeting
Mars Hill United Methodist Church
September 12, 2015
&
NPR Ombudsman article
“'Refugee' Or 'Migrant': How To Refer To Those Fleeing Home”
by Elizabeth Jensen
August 21, 2015

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