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Reflections on a Life

Funeral Meditation on the Liife of William A. Struck
I Corinthians 13:12
Grand Haven, Michigan
March 06, 2014
Funeral, Reformed Tradition, Spiritual Quest, Love of God
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Restless Mind and Quiet Heart: Quest and Rest

Freedom Village Service
Job 23: 1-10; Psalm 42: 1-5; John 3: 1-10; I John 4: 7-8, 12, 16
Freedom Village Chapel, Holland, MI
September 28, 2014
Faith Journey, Spiritual Quest, God is Love, Change
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The LOVE That Loves Us

Meditation for Margaret Feldmann Kruizenga
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 11, 13; I John 4:7-8, 12, 16, 19; John 1:1-5, 14 & 18
Freedom Village, Holland, Michigan
May 25, 2013
Love, Spiritual Quest, Sacred Mystery, Family, Funeral
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Re-imagining the Faith: A Theological Pilgrimage

December 12, 2012
Spiritual Quest, Reformed Theology, Authority of Scripture, Critical Thinking, Universal Grace, Orthodoxy, Nature of Religion, Sacred Mystery
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Institution and Community

Epiphany VII
Psalm 84; Ephesians 3:14-21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 23, 2003
Community of Faith, Spiritual Quest, Openness
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Dropping the Salvation Fantasy

Pentecost VIII
Psalm 131; John 3:1-10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 14, 2002
Spiritual Quest, Sacred Dimension of Reality
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The Religious Question

Pentecost X
Micah 6:6-8; Luke 10:25-37
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 05, 2001
Nature of Religionm Spiritual Quest, Pluralism
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The Question That Will Not Go Away

Epiphany VII
Psalm 42:2; Job 23:3; John 3:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 20, 2000
Hunger for God, Spiritual Quest, Meaning
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Religion As Prozac

Pentecost VIII
Matthew 11:28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 30, 2000
Spiritual Quest, Nature of Religion, Community
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Religion As Illusion

Pentecost IX
Isaiah 43:3; Ephesians 4:13; Matthew 6:3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 06, 2000
Spiritual Quest, Nature of Religion, Divine Presence
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The Nature and Function of Religion

Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 13, 1999
Nature of Religion, Reimagining the Faith, Spiritual Quest
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The Church: Has It a Place in the Spiritual Life?

Pentecost XIX
Mark 7:8; I Corinthians 12:7; 12:27; 13:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 11, 1998
Community of Faith, Prophetic Voice, Nature of Religion, Spiritual Quest
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The God We Forsake

Pentecost IX
Jeremiah 2:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 28, 1996
Prophetic Voice, Spiritual Quest, Nature of God, Trust, Hope, Meaning
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Religion Can Be a Monkey On Your Back

Pentecost XI
Isaiah 46:4; Romans 14:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 11, 1996
Nature of Religion, Spiritual Quest, Inclsive Love, Faithful God
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Seeing is Believing

Epiphany II
II Kings 6:17; John 14:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 16, 1994
Epiphany, Spiritual Quest, Historical Jesus, Critical Thinking, Spiritual Dimension,Grace
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Our Hearts Are Restless Until...

Epiphany III
Acts 17:27; John 1:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 23, 1994
Epiphany, Love at the core of reality, Spiritual Quest, Grace of God
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Embraced by the Light

Easter Sunday
I Corinthians 15:54, 57; Psalms 116:8; Mark 16:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 03, 1994
Easter, Spiritual Quest, Love at the Core of Reality, Transformation
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A Healthy Perspective - But Is This All There Is?

Pentecost XIV
Proverbs 8: 35-36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 28, 1994
Pentecost, Hebrew Scriptures, Wisdom Literature, Spiritual Quest, Meaning
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Birth the Way Home

Christmas Day
Micah 5:5; Luke 2:15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 25, 1994
Christmas, Transforming Grace, Mystery, Incarnation, Spiritual Quest
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Credo

Epiphany IV
Acts 17:27-28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 31, 1993
Belief, Paul, Spiritual Quest, Inclusive, Diversity
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Follow the Star: Trust the Vision

Epiphany Sunday
Matthew 2:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 06, 1985
Epiphany, Nativity, Magi, Mystery, Revelation Spiritual Quest, Inclusive, Hope
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Living from Commitment

Epiphany I
Luke 14: 27, 33
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 20, 1985
Spiritual Quest, Epiphany, Followers of Jesus, Institutional Religion, Nature of Religion, Transcendence, Worship, Community of Faith
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The God Who is There for Us

Pentecost VII
Isaiah 57:15; Hebrews 4: 13, 16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 14, 1985
Nature of God, Mystery, Spiritual Quest, God of Grace, Immanence, Transcendence, Awe, Meaning, Revelation
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