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For The Love Of God, Lewiston, Israel, And Palestine – A Sermon On Matthew 22:34-46
Lewiston, Maine. I had never heard of Lewiston until last Wednesday night. Most of our country probably had never heard of Uvalde until that Tuesday in May last year. Lewiston now joins Uvalde, San Ysidro, El Paso, Killeen, Sutherland Springs, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, the Pulse Nightclub, and Las Vegas as one of the top Read more
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Life Is Not A Two Column Ledger – A Sermon On Matthew 22:15-22
“Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s and to God the things that are God’s,” Jesus says in today’s gospel (Matthew 22:15-22). It sounds simple enough. It sounds like we should be able to just take a piece of paper, divide it into two columns, one for God and one for Read more
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I Offer My Tears – Prayers For Israel And Gaza
By geography they are Israelis and Gazans. By ethnicity they are Jews and Arabs. By religion they are Jewish and Muslim. By history they are enemies. At least, that’s what I’ve been told. I wish it were that simple. I wish I could draw a bright line between who is right and who is wrong. Read more
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What Are Your Go To Idols These Days? – A Sermon On Exodus 32:1-14
“Come make gods for us,” the people say to Aaron in today’s Old Testament lesson (Exodus 32:1-14). They give Aaron all their gold and he casts an image of a calf – the golden calf. So what are your go to idols these days? Here’s why I ask that question. I don’t think we intend Read more
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Protection From Myself – A Sermon On Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 and Matthew 21:33-46
Let’s start with a pop quiz about the ten commandments (Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20). Here’s why I started with those questions. Over the last twenty years or so there have been several polls about the ten commandments. They all found that the vast majority of Americans support the public display of the commandments but only Read more
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“The Heart Has Its Reasons” – A Sermon On Matthew 21:32-32
“Get out of your head and into your heart.” I can’t count the number of times my spiritual director has said that to me over the last thirty years. I’d go to him with a problem or I’d ask him, “What’s the right answer?” or “What should I do?” He rarely gave me a direct Read more
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My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I retired from active parish ministry in 2025 after serving twenty-two years in The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.
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