Tag: lectionary
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April 25, 2008 12:48 AM EDT --
So, yes, we are God's children, and by comparison, we're still pretty young children at that, so, we should take Jesus' words to heart and show our love truly by showing our willingness . . .
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April 26, 2008 02:36 PM EDT --
Of course, Christ's Ascension should also be a reminder to us, his modern day Disciples, that his commissioning still stands. Just as the Disciples were to be witnesses to the ends of the earth, . . .
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April 18, 2008 01:54 PM EDT --
I'm about to get controversial, so be ready!
Introduction
(Read once to be introduced to the series. After that skip this to go right to the good stuff!) . . .
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May 23, 2008 03:57 PM EDT --
These words of Christ are clearly imparted as directions to all of Christ's Disciples, and as such should be ones we take seriously and seek to honor in some way, shape or form in our own lives. . . .
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June 13, 2008 06:47 AM EDT --
Lectionary Cycle Year A: Fifth Sunday After Pentecost:
Romans 5:6-15 ( Read it on Bible Gateway )
Reconciliation
See also Devotions: Romans 5:1-8 & Romans 5:12-19
We're doing . . .
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July 11, 2008 06:48 AM EDT --
Lectionary Cycle Year A: Ninth Sunday After Pentecost:
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 ( Read it on Bible Gateway )
Thoughts on Sowing
This Parable is another of my favorite stories from Christ. . . .
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October 06, 2008 10:37 PM EDT --
Lectionary Series Year A: Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost
Psalm 23 ( Read it on Bible Gateway )
The Good Shepherd
In the selections for this week, we come to the best known Psalm . . .
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November 08, 2008 10:26 AM EST --
Lectionary Cycle Year A: Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
I Thessalonians 4:13-18 ( Read it on Bible Gateway )
Rapture!
This passage from Paul's letter to the Thessalonians is . . .
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April 01, 2008 01:07 AM EDT --
Faith tends to be made or broken in the face of crisis.
Introduction
(Read once to be introduced to the series. After that skip this to go right to the good stuff!) . . .
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April 02, 2008 09:33 PM EDT --
One of the most miraculous and wondrous principles of Christian teaching is that we believe God actually enters into our hearts, becoming part of us in a deeply spiritual and profound way that becomes . . .
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April 06, 2008 11:16 PM EDT --
Whatever the motivation behind it, part of the miracle of it is that this story becomes a parable of Salvation for those of us who came after. We are the Disciples on the road to Emmaus. We are in . . .
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April 08, 2008 12:16 AM EDT --
Their mindset or focus is not on what they don't have, but the incredible sense of assurance, peace and comfort they find in their faith and in God. In other words, the needs may be there, but . . .
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April 14, 2008 11:42 PM EDT --
You know, sometimes it's just about Praising God!
Introduction
(Read once to be introduced to the series. After that skip this to go right to the good stuff!) . . .
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April 15, 2008 08:15 PM EDT --
I often wonder exactly what Christ himself would say in the flesh were he to see the institution that spawned from the movement he began.
Introduction
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April 16, 2008 11:37 PM EDT --
So, in these days when many people feel abandoned and left out, we can find great comfort, strength and hopefully inspiration in the fact that we have been chosen! May we all strive to live up to . . .
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April 21, 2008 11:26 PM EDT --
It's about making us shine brighter and improving our value, if not in God's eyes, who already loves us perfectly, then perhaps in our own.
Introduction
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April 26, 2008 03:01 AM EDT --
So, the big question here is how many of us have truly, truly, let God be King in our lives?
Introduction
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May 02, 2008 09:50 PM EDT --
How can a Church at war with itself over doctrine preach peace? How can a Church that has been divided by lines of denominational 'divorce' preach that marriages should stay together? How . . .
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May 08, 2008 12:42 AM EDT --
Now with Pentecost, we have yet another radical step in the evolution of faith. Were it not enough that God created humanity out of love, were it not enough that God, in the form of Christ, died for . . .
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May 19, 2008 09:37 AM EDT --
We need to reclaim this heritage in our faith. We need to recognize our God not as a God we find, or seek out, but instead as a God who has always been present, since the beginning, since even before . . .
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