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Jesus & Karaoke

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

After supper while on vacation I found a small bar whose sign in front said, “Sunday Karaoke.”  It can a risk to enter a place where notes are missed, yelling doesn’t always equal Barbra and hoping their day job is … Continue reading →

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One, Tiny Flame

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

There it is, now lit.  It took longer to light this time because the wick is lower and I just can’t seem to reach deep enough inside to relight it.  But I did. The house is still heated, I can’t … Continue reading →

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Preaching: About You or “Them?”

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

The minister sits down with his yellow pad, black and red pens next to the Bible he’s possessed for years and behind him are rows of biblical commentary books carefully shelved in his study on a lonely, dark Thursday night. … Continue reading →

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Fictional Facts: TV & Christmas

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It happened again last night while I was eating supper and watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC.  His program is interrupted with a tragic shooting at a mall as the Christmas season unfolded. The announcer could not have qualified her words … Continue reading →

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Ungotten Gifts

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It was a plastic car dashboard priced at $19.95, surely beyond my parent’s 1960’s budget.  I’d look at it (wait, “look” is too mild.)  I would admire it at the grocery store while it teased me on the top shelve … Continue reading →

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Christmas with Frank & Paul

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

(Frank Sinatra sings and St. Paul tells us of the beautiful incarnation story.) “She was Boston, I was Vegas, She was crepe suzette, I was pie, She was lectures, I was movies, but I loved her. She was Mozart, I … Continue reading →

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Tom Foolerary

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

My mother wanted Frank for my name but my dad insisted on Tom.  I’m glad that he won.  It’s hard to be frank and serious when an abundance of humor in our world is always needed. It begins with yourself … Continue reading →

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“The Schroeders”

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Like it or not, we are all compared to someone else and often found wanting.  The person you replace at work suddenly becomes a wonderful and enduring employee.  (Then why was she fired?!)  The previous teacher who gave a student … Continue reading →

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My Grandmother’s Clock

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

It looked majestic standing proudly in my grandmother’s living room.  Its towering presence captured you as you entered the room.  (There’s a lot of towering things around when you’re ten years old.)  Four times an hour it announced itself to … Continue reading →

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“In Between” Time

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

One of my favorites themes is, “inbetween time.”  It’s supposed to be two words but it is always one event and it’s choked full of meaning. Most of our lives is lived “inbetween.”  In between the yesterday event and the … Continue reading →

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