Lance Ferguson

Husband, dad, poppa, pastor and bagpipe player. Living on the edge...of town. Pastor of Spirit of Hope Lutheran. Stormwatcher and ham radio operator KE0MWV

[Lance Ferguson @FergusonLance]

@SmilingKIJ My next goal is to capture the skyline. Wanted to go out this morning but thunderstorms suggested otherwise

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@SmilingKIJ Is this how to social distance properly?

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@SmilingKIJ I did. Caused quite the pseudo science media kerfluffle. Even so, very interesting capture

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@SmilingKIJ We could do a duet!

[Lance Ferguson @FergusonLance]

When we have specific expectations of what our faith, and the faith of others looks like, then it is likely we are letting those expectations get in the way of what Jesus is telling us and what the Holy Spirit is calling us to do https://t.co/xJWrscY4i0

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This Lenten season we’re giving some thought to Giving Up. Not giving up in an existential crisis kind of giving up but giving up different mindsets and approaches to life. Tonight we’re giving up control. O https://t.co/JKd2caBu1J

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We can’t ‘do’ our way into heaven. Keeping the commandments is a fine thing and a worthy endeavor. The world is a better place if we’d just follow the Ten Commandments, never mind the rest. https://t.co/JPRXO6yn5Z

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An adventure including a violent death on a cross and a glorious resurrection. With events like that about to happen, the people need a little help to hold on to their faith and make sense of their lives. This is where God steps in. https://t.co/GlkiA7e5yn

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Jesus isn’t suggesting giving up all traditions any more than he is saying we shouldn’t wash our hands. Jesus is simply saying to keep God first and to make certain our traditions enhance our connection to God. https://t.co/vh0TJgsplv

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The people in Nazareth may well have had a sense of security and safety that even under Roman rule, they didn’t want changed. Along comes Jesus, who is after all a game changer, and their safe and secure life is put at risk. https://t.co/IB8fj5CgQM

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A woman and a girl inextricably intertwined in hopeless circumstances. Things are not looking good and we are left with a sense of fear and foreboding about what the future holds for these two. https://t.co/rOMph2lU56

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Having 2000 hogs go over a cliff because this Jewish man from across the Sea of Galilee said so. That’d be pretty hard to take in. Our actions as followers of Christ can have profound impacts on people who aren’t believers. https://t.co/ViWMeUH6hV

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It is also rare that our attempt to line things up in the Bible in a systematic and logical fashion will lead us to the place that God is trying to get us to. https://t.co/lumDmcbJ0h

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So it’s kind of a big deal both, that they rip a hole in the roof AND they lower him down. Without making him angry or dizzy. Or airsick.
We haven’t even gotten to the healing part yet. https://t.co/d3Oisaa7UX

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Go out and serve the community in meaningful ways and THEN share your message. Get the community’s attention by doing something needed and useful and THEN see if they want to hear about Jesus. https://t.co/H8WgkyGqa5

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Mark is sharing with us the beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ and baptism features prominently in Mark’s message. John is out in the desert proclaiming repentance and baptism. That’s funny in a couple of ways. https://t.co/BAtrJk1V5z

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With Christmas we have a tendency to skip through the overarching situation that Mary and Joseph are experiencing and jump to the manger. We want our trees and lights up in October and Christmas carols in November. https://t.co/7mAzk8vK9K

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You can’t really take Christ out of Christmas. Ain’t nobody on this planet that has that kind of power. We can ignore Christ at Christmas and when we do that, that’s on us. https://t.co/FYT8aLRS8v

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This is most certainly true #christmas #lutherans @ Spirit of Hope - Lincoln, NE https://t.co/931lxbSTq7