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Pentecost 5 C: Shamed by Love

Posted on July 9, 2022 by John

The readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament      Amos 7:7–17 Psalm                    Psalm 82 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament      Deuteronomy 30:9–14 Psalm                    Psalm 25:1–10 … Continue reading →

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Pentecost 6: Jesus’ Victorious Poverty

Posted on June 30, 2018 by John

These three lessons take us in different directions as we pray they may converge.   Because I am a wimp who has certainly been spared the suffering of life that deserves that name, I have experienced the pain of rehab … Continue reading →

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Pentecost, Pain, and Patience

Posted on May 20, 2015 by John

Many years ago I tried to reach out to someone I loved very much. I could see them hurting. They were feeling trapped by forces they could not understand. In their imagination this prison took the shape of a dreaded … Continue reading →

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He Touched the Pain: God and Suffering

Posted on October 12, 2010 by John

Iris DeMent’s song, “He Reached Down,” expresses the way God relates to our suffering and the way we relate to God in faith. Continue reading →

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