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About revkennydickson

I am a United Methodist minister and my professional passion is connecting issues of life and faith to film and other artforms. I am also interested in autism awareness and ministry and special needs. I am married to Michelle and have two children.

Sermon Series: “Breaking Bad (Ways of Being)”

Posted on August 9, 2013 by revkennydickson

Text: Luke 12:1-9 Sermon “Fillet of Soul” Jesus teaches the disciples not to fear those who can kill the body only, but he who can kill the soul. Living in fear rather than by faith when life breaks bad is … Continue reading →

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Sermon: “The Gambler”

Posted on August 1, 2013 by revkennydickson

Sermon: Luke 10:38-42. “The Gambler” AKA “Jesus and Kenny Rogers walk into Martha’s Home….” Presented next directly after the Good Samaritan story where Jesus tells the lawyer to go and do, the Mary and Martha story offers another teaching, sometimes … Continue reading →

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The Theology of Apollo

Posted on July 26, 2013 by revkennydickson

A clergy friend of mine posted on Facebook that she wished she was like the Space Shuttle, gently reentering the atmosphere and landing on a runway rather than old Apollo Capsule that plunged through the atmosphere and splashed into the … Continue reading →

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“AIN’T DUTCH, AIN’T MUCH” – July 18

Posted on July 18, 2013 by revkennydickson

Originally posted on A DEVOTED LIFE:
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, …” Ephesians 2:19 NETHERLANDS HOLLAND (Photo credit: LachieB1) I have never…

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Preaching from the “Unpopular Text Collection:” The Laborers in the Vineyard

Posted on July 18, 2013 by revkennydickson

Matthew 20:1-16 Sermon: “LIFO, FIFO, EIEI-O” AKA “Good News and Bad News: Life’s Not Fair http://www.christ4u.org/christ4u/sermon_7_14_2013_9_00am

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Sermon: Freedom Is As Freedom Does AKA God and Country, The New Balance

Posted on July 10, 2013 by revkennydickson

The is the Independence Weekend Sermon. The Text is James 1:22-29. But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers,they are like those who look … Continue reading →

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Wild Strawberries: “Aging in a Bottle”

Posted on July 5, 2013 by revkennydickson

This is a wonderful look by film professor and author Mark Le Fanu into the ageless process of aging through the Ingmar Bergman film “Wild Strawberries.” “Wild Strawberries” is one of the films that is a part of the Criterion … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks: Double Standard Is As Double Standard Does, or Doesn’t

Posted on June 29, 2013 by revkennydickson

I am not a fan of double standards. I realize most people would claim this, but I think I really, really don’t like them. I have problems with people or political groups who claim to love America because of the … Continue reading →

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Sermon: “Great Balls of Fire”

Posted on June 22, 2013 by revkennydickson

Sermon: “Great Balls of Fire” AKA Elijah vs. Ahab and Baal K I Kings 18:22-39 http://www.christ4u.org/christ4u/service_6_16_2013_11_30am_christ_alive Christ Alive Band Sings Great Balls of Fire at 16:15 Sermon at 29:00

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Sermon: “What’s My Line?”

Posted on June 6, 2013 by revkennydickson

Sermon on Psalm 96 “What’s My Line?” AKA The historic Ronald Reagan, Paul Newman, Frank Zappa and United Methodist Church Sermon http://www.christ4u.org/christ4u/sermon_6_2_2013_9_00am____

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