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May there be peace in our days
The readings from Sirach end this week in this year’s cycle. Interesting. First, recall that Sirach (also titled, Ecclesiasticus) is not included in Protestant bibles. No, it was excluded, along with other Old Testament books, by Luther and the Reformers … Continue reading
Old School, New School, Law and Grace, Both-And
I had a short conversation with a dear friend yesterday that stuck with me all day long and through a long drive in which I listened to an audiobook of Richard Rohr’s, thereby inviting him into the conversation going on in … Continue reading
The Broad Place – God’s kingdom – has no boundaries
FB post by Trinity Seasons on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 7:33am The Gospel reading today continues in Luke. Jesus has been teaching his disciples and an ever growing crowd how to pray, he has been casting out demons and illustrating how to … Continue reading
I-thou and you
Today’s reading from the Gospel of Luke is a familiar one; Jesus is answering a lawyer’s query about what it takes to be saved, to secure eternal life – actually to ‘inherit’ eternal life. And Jesus instructs the questioner to … Continue reading
In today’s reading from Acts, Paul continues to plead his case for freedom in front of the emperor. At one point, Agrippa says, “Are you so quickly persuading me to become a Christian?” It wasn’t that long ago that I … Continue reading
No John Wooden, but a winning coach nonetheless
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to see that the city was full of idols. I have come to realize that I push back at many of Paul’s teachings to the church because I see … Continue reading
NOW…take stock of NOW to be able to glorify
54 Jesus therefore no longer walked about openly among the Jews, but went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness; and he remained there with the disciples. John 11:45-54 The eternity of NOW and how … Continue reading
Psalter as Anchor, not Wings…why not both-and?
I am daunted that once again the psalm readings this morning are like an anchor rather than spirit-filled wings to which I look to the Word to send me into the day. Instead, I am pulled down into my … Continue reading
Abundant life from an abundant, enormous God
I’ve been rereading J.B. Phillip’s Your God is Too Small: A Guide for Believers and Skeptics Alike this past week. It has been a terrific accompaniment to the lectionary readings that have revealed the immensity of our Abba Father, such … Continue reading
All in His Time
He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. This one verse from the Acts reading today stopped me in my tracks … Continue reading
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