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A reason and a season all for good

Romans 8:28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. This first line of today’s epistle reading has been quoted to me often over the past few years … Continue reading

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Living in the Word to glorify Him

Lectionary Readings: AM Psalm 1, 2, 3; PM Psalm 4, 7   Isa. 40:12-23; Eph. 1:1-14; Mark 1:1-13 Psalm 1: 1 Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the … Continue reading

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His Sacred Flame enlightens, not inflames

Exodus 3:2There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. 3Then Moses said, ‘I must turn aside and look … Continue reading

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Letting Go, New Land, Babylon Not

Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 34; PM Psalm 33 Gen. 12:1-7; Heb. 11:1-12; John 6:35-42, 48-51 I find myself in a new land, lead here by His hand but for what purpose I am yet unclear. New to me.  Foreign to me.  A road not less … Continue reading

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Who am I?

Lectionary Readings:  AM Psalm 97, 98; Proverbs 8:22-30; John 13:20-35 PM: Psalm 145; Isaiah 44:1-8; 1 John 5:1-12 Victor Hugo’s epic novel, Les Miserables first published in 1862 quickly and deservedly became a must-read for any student of literature and … Continue reading

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Power, Truth, Pretenders

Dear Reader:  This post is formatted differently from past reflections – a format I began on November 23, 2012 to facilitate a season of listening.  The explanation for the seasonal change is found here, in the November 23 post. Lectionary … Continue reading

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A new season beckons and into hibernation I am called

Silly ‘ol bear – that’s me today – stuck, as it were, on a bunny trail.  This image came to mind as I began to post my reflections on the readings today.  Stuck, as a new season dawns and wondering … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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