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Category Archives: Featured
Pentecost 9B: The Surpassing Beauty of Us
The readings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost are: Old Testament 2 Kings 4:42–44 Psalm Psalm 145:10–18 New Testament Ephesians 3:14–21 Gospel John 6:1–21 My focus in these reflections is on the prayer contained in the … Continue reading
Pentecost 8B: Tucker Carlson, Vaccines, and the Gathering God
The readings for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost are: Old Testament Jeremiah 23:1–6 Psalm Psalm 23 New Testament Ephesians 2:11–22 Gospel Mark 6:30–34, 53–56 Well, the latest, is that Tucker Carlson has told his loyal followers … Continue reading
Pentecost 7B: Repentance is Healthier than Denial
The readings for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost are: Old Testament Amos 7:7–15 Psalm Psalm 85:8–13 New Testament Ephesians 1:3–14 Gospel Mark 6:14–29 The Old Testament, Psalm, and Gospel Readings all tell us that repentance is … 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
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged 2 Corinthians, BOASTING, Fourth of July, Independence Day, pandemic, Paul, Prayer
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Pentecost 5b “Giving under Pandemic Pressure”
Readings for this Fifth Sunday After Pentecost are: Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament Wisdom of Solomon 1:13–15, 2:23–24 or Lamentations 3:22–33 Psalm Psalm 30 New Testament 2 Corinthians 8:7–15 Gospel Mark 5:21–43 These … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Corinth, giving, money, pandemic, Paul, pressure
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Pentecost 4B: Lessons of the Storm
Option III Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament Job 38:1–11 Psalm Psalm 107:1–3, 23–32 New Testament 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 Gospel Mark 4:35–41 The first reading holds a wakeup call for Christians and … Continue reading
Posted in Church and Social Movements, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged dominion, Genesis, humility, Job, Mark, pandemic, science, storms, waves
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Pentecost 3B: Growth Beyond Our Understanding
The Readings for the Third Sunday of Pentecost are: Old Testament Ezekiel 17:22–24 Psalm Psalm 92:1–4, 12–15 New Testament 2 Corinthians 5:6–10 (11–13) 14–17 Gospel Mark 4:26–34 Many years ago I was feeling very sorry for … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Spirituality
Tagged birds, Ezekiel, Mark, nature, pandemic, psalms, shelter, trees
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Pentecost 2B: The Alternative Family as Racism’s Cure
Readings for the Second Sunday After Pentecost or Proper 5 Old Testament Genesis 3:8–15 Psalm Psalm 130 New Testament 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 Gospel Mark 3:20–35 Let’s focus on the Gospel reading. Jesus goes home. He learns … Continue reading
Fresh Blessings of Spring
In the darkest days of the siege of Jerusalem–surrounded by the miseries of starvation and spiritual despair, the author of Lamentations wrote that the Lord’s mercies never end, but they are new every morning. If this witness could see fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged innocence, lambs, Lamentations, pandemic, purity
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Trinity B: The Stormy Glory of Embracing Diversity
The readings for this Sunday are: Old Testament Isaiah 6:1–8 Psalm Psalm 29 New Testament Romans 8:12–17 Gospel John 3:1–17 We have heard about George Floyd’s death for a year now, and about the explosion of … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church and Social Movements, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Social Political Issues
Tagged Bob Dylan, Chimes of Freedom, comfort, discomfort, diversity, inclusion, Isaiah, John, Nicodemus, pandemic, psalms, Romans, Salem Lutheran Church, suffering
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