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Category Archives: Faith
Easter 3C: Life, Not the Pandemic, Will Win
The Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter are: First Reading Acts 9:1–6 (7–20) Psalm Psalm 30 New Testament Revelation 5:11–14 Gospel John 21:1–19 I was 30 years old. My son was four. I was in … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, depression, eternal life, John Updike, life, pandemic, Prayer, psalms, resurrection
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Easter 2 C: Peace in Action: Forgiving and Not Forgiving
The readings for the Second Sunday of Easter are: First Reading Acts 5:27–32 Psalm Psalm 118:14–29 or Psalm 150 New Testament Revelation 1:4–8 Gospel John 20:19–31 The pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus was right when he … Continue reading
Epiphany 5 C: The Sting of Ultimate Wokeness
The readings for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany are Old Testament Isaiah 6:1–8 (9–13) Psalm Psalm 138 New Testament 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 Gospel Luke 5:1–11 Isaiah and Simon Peter are both stung by wokeness. Their … Continue reading
Epiphany 4 C: Damnation is Not a Means of Grace
The readings for the Forth Sunday after the Epiphany are: Old Testament Jeremiah 1:4–10 Psalm Psalm 71:1–6 New Testament 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 Gospel Luke 4:21–30 “Damnation is not a means of grace.” That was one of … Continue reading
Epiphany 2 C: Neighbor Love is Costly
The readings for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany are Old Testament Isaiah 62:1–5 Psalm Psalm 36:5–10 New Testament 1 Corinthians 12:1–11 Gospel John 2:1–11 It’s time we affirmed that loving the neighbor requires a price … Continue reading
Pentecost 22 B: Daily Resurrection and the Plague
The readings for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament Jeremiah 31:7–9 Psalm Psalm 126 New Testament Hebrews 7:23–28 Gospel Mark 10:46–52 I resolve to recite to myself the last three verses of Psalm 126 … Continue reading
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Tagged death, Dostoevsky, pandemic, plague, psalms, repentance, resurrection
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Pentecost 20 B: Life or Death on the Oregon Trail
The readings for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament Amos 5:6–7, 10–15 Psalm Psalm 90:12–17 New Testament Hebrews 4:12–16 Gospel Mark 10:17–31 If you were to travel the Oregon Trail, as thousands of desperate … Continue reading
Pentecost 18B: Friendship, Peace, and Social Distancing
The readings for this 18th Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament Numbers 11:4–6, 10–16, 24–29 Psalm Psalm 19:7–14 New Testament James 5:13–20 Gospel Mark 9:38–50 Are not the biggest twin challenges of this time the social … Continue reading
Pentecost 12B: Masks, Vaccines, and Neighbor-Love
The Readings for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost are: Old Testament Proverbs 9:1–6 Psalm Psalm 34:9–14 New Testament Ephesians 5:15–20 Gospel John 6:51–58 Again, this week, I want to focus on the Ephesians lessons, which reads … Continue reading
Pentecost 6B: Boasting and Praying on a Pandemic Fourth
The Second Reading for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost is 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 in which Paul demurs from boasting, says he could boast in his visions, but concludes that Christ’s refusal to remove his “thorn of the flesh” taught him … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians, BOASTING, Fourth of July, Independence Day, pandemic, Paul, Prayer
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