Born Again

A Church article with View Comments posted 25 June 2009.
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Occasion: Pentecost 1, Holy Trinity Sunday, Year B
Text: John 3.1-17

This sermon was preached at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Manchester, MO on 7 June 2009.

About a year and a half ago, I had the opportunity of a lifetime – I got to travel with a group of students from Wartburg Seminary on a trip to the Holy Land. We spent about a week in Bethlehem and stayed at Christmas Lutheran Church just up the street from where Jesus was born. Then we went up to the Galilee for a few days to see some important ruins, and finally we went back down to Jerusalem for a week. Jerusalem was fantastic. Not only did we get to visit old churches and holy sites in the Old City, but we also got to learn more about issues of justice and peace in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians. We also got to roam around the city a bit and shop for souvenirs.

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