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  • The best advocate in the chaos

    May 25, 2025 /

    There are times when we need an Advocate. We need someone to advance our cause, to put into words what we’re feeling, and to speak truth to the powers holding us back. The best Advocate of all is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father has sent in the name of Jesus. The gospel is part of Jesus's going away speech to his disciples. He makes this speech the night before he died. It is fitting that the church places this reading toward the end of Easter, in between the resurrection and Pentecost. He said, “I am going away and I will come back to you.” He continues, “The Advocate, the…

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  • A Word Only Found in the Desert

    December 9, 2024 /

    “The word of God came to John in the desert.”  (Lk 3:1-6) These are words of great hope, not only for the people of John’s time but also for you and me.  Just as the word of God came to John, the word of God can come to Scott.  The Word of God can come to you.  Advent is a season where we invite the word of God into our hearts.  Why is it important to hear the Word of God?  It is the only word that could make sense of the sorrow, oppression, helplessness, confusion, and pain.  It’s the only word that can repair this broken world.  Let’s learn…

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  • Three Gifts Jesus Gave in the Cenacle

    April 14, 2024 /

    What did Jesus give to the frightened disciples to make them go from fearful to fearless?

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    December 4, 2023 /

    Calm the turbulence in your life to see the "glories yet to be revealed."

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  • Is the feeling of peace reliable in discernment?

    November 13, 2023 /

    A feeling of peace can come from both the good spirit and the enemy. How do you know?

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    November 5, 2023 /

    Out of the many voices clamoring for attention, there is only one voice that matters.

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  • The Language of God

    June 6, 2022 /

    We live in a world with a confusion of voices. But there is one language we all understand.  It is the language given to us by the Holy Spirit.  It is the language of God. 

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