Category Archives: Church Year

Season of Lint

Posted on March 2, 2022 by radamdavidson

Lent is the 40 day period (minus Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Hold on to that fact while we talk about dust for just a moment. 60% of the dust in your home comes from outside. The remaining 40% … Continue reading →

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The Easter *Season* (Not Day)

Posted on April 5, 2021 by radamdavidson

As Christmas has Boxing Day (Canada), Easter has back to school Monday (at least in my district). Spring break was last week here at DavidsonHaus, our unhurried mornings fueled by Fruit Loops (not actual fruit) and YouTube. Now the kids … Continue reading →

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Trinity Sunday & Unity

Posted on June 7, 2020 by radamdavidson

TrinitySunday is a solid day to talk about reconciliation. A community of three creates a world and a community of two in Adam&Eve. Community3 is re-creating by bringing about the Kingdom! Racism/ethnocentrism find their root in Community2. BUT Community3 rescues … Continue reading →

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Pentecost 2019

Posted on June 6, 2019 by radamdavidson

This Sunday (June 9) is Pentecost Sunday — the day the church (since about the 4th century) observes the gift of the Spirit on the 120 believers and the birth of the church (Acts 2:1ff), liturgically symbolized by the color … Continue reading →

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The Disruption of Lent

Posted on April 6, 2019 by radamdavidson

Lent is a 40 week season of preparation.  We’re working our way to Easter — a great celebration! — by taking seriously our spiritual formation, realizing that you can’t have a resurrection without a death.  Jesus calls us to die … Continue reading →

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Friends, Readers, Countrypeople: Lent me your ears

Posted on April 5, 2019 by radamdavidson

Some people hear the word Lent and their Protestant shields go up, with phasers set on Reformation.  They’re weary of Filet-O-Fish commercials and forehead ash residue.  “We left that medieval stuff in the 1500’s, when Luther put that thing on the door!”  … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 14, 2018 by radamdavidson

Every time I’ve gotten pulled over, it’s been for speeding. When the officer asked me how fast I was going, I could honestly say that I simply wasn’t paying attention. In much the same way, we can become inattentive to … Continue reading →

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Jesus is the Better Noah (Lent 1, Year B)

Posted on February 19, 2018 by radamdavidson

Sunday, February 18, 2018 First Sunday in Lent (Genesis 9:8-17, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1:9-15, Psalm 25:1-10) Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  Amen. We’ll start in Genesis 9 and talk about Noah and … Continue reading →

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[RadCast] Advent (Psalm 89:19-26)

Posted on December 21, 2017 by radamdavidson

We often read Old Testament passages about kings and thrones and imagine a Middle Earth scenario that has little relevance for today. Quite the contrary: the promise of King David is fulfilled in King Jesus. He is the King we … Continue reading →

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[RadCast] Advent (Luke 1:46-55)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by radamdavidson

Mary had no idea how God would break in and disrupt her life, yet she was ready to drop everything and obey. Mary models the kind of heart God is looking for in us today — one of humility, servanthood, … Continue reading →

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