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Lent 5 C Give Up Being a Good Christian for Lent

Posted on March 31, 2022 by John

The lessons for the Fifth  Sunday of Lent are: Old Testament      Isaiah 43:16–21 Psalm                    Psalm 126 New Testament     Philippians 3:4b–14 Gospel                   John 12:1–8 Today we delve deeply into the mystery of Lent, the mystery of the … Continue reading →

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Lent 1 C: Thankful Like an Immigrant

Posted on March 1, 2022 by John

The readings for the First Sunday of Lent are: Old Testament      Deuteronomy 26:1–11 Psalm                    Psalm 91:1–2, 9–16 New Testament     Romans 10:8–13 Gospel                   Luke 4:1–13 Deuteronomy is a recipe for living the life of faith. And it … Continue reading →

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Lent 2 B: God as Companion in Our Dying

Posted on February 23, 2021 by John

Our Readings for this Second Sunday in Lent are: Old Testament      Genesis 17:1–7, 15–16 Psalm                    Psalm 22:23–31 New Testament     Romans 4:13–25 Gospel                   Mark 8:31–38 In Genesis we hear about how God covenants with people and so … Continue reading →

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Lent 1 B: The Noah Covenant and the Pandemic

Posted on February 16, 2021 by John

This Sunday’s readings: Old Testament      Genesis 9:8–17 Psalm                    Psalm 25:1–10 New Testament     1 Peter 3:18–22 Gospel                   Mark 1:9–15 Last Sunday was Transfiguration, and we thought of that word of our time: “unprecedented.” The fire, the windstorm, … Continue reading →

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At the Tomb of Lazarus

Posted on March 24, 2020 by John

John 11:1-45 Gospel for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A Several times a day my wife and I scan the New York Times on line. These days, of course, we find that almost every article is more bad news about the … Continue reading →

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The Banquet of the Blessed and Unblessed

Posted on March 30, 2019 by John

Reflections on the readings for the Fourth Sunday in Lent   Amy-Jill Levine has a nice Youtube presentation on Jesus’ parables of the Lost Coin, the Lost Sheep and the Prodigal Son (the Gospel for this Sunday in Luke 15. … Continue reading →

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Lenten Devotions Project

Posted on February 12, 2016 by John

Lent is a time of renewal of faith. This year, 2016, the pastors and members of three Lutheran congregations in DeKalb and Sycamore, Illinois, joined together to produce a devotional booklet for the season. The them is “In the Breaking … Continue reading →

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Antidote for Complacency: Reflections of Sunday’s Readings

Posted on March 1, 2013 by John

The very first thing that caught my eye as I drove into Ann Arbor the spring of 1966 was that strange graffiti on a huge concrete retaining wall. Being in Greek I could not decipher it and perhaps for that very … Continue reading →

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