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Tag Archives: Paul
Lent 3 B: Use Science, Don’t “Trust” It
The Readings for the Third Sunday in Lent: Old Testament Exodus 20:1–17 Psalm Psalm 19 New Testament 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 Gospel John 2:13–22 Because our last President made such a mess of our nation’s pandemic response … Continue reading
Epiphany 4 B “Rebuke the Disease, Not the Diseased”
Years ago we fought off a family disease. Substance abuse was our plague, and we were in a group family therapy program where the leader had each set of parents draw a picture of the disease, place it on a … Continue reading
Advent 3 B: Smiling as Resistance
This Sunday’s Readings Old Testament Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–11 Psalm Psalm 126 or Luke 1:46b–55 New Testament 1 Thessalonians 5:16–24 Gospel John 1:6–8, 19–28 My sainted former colleague, Pastor Paul Fuchs, used to jokingly tell of how … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Social Political Issues
Tagged advent, Fremont, Gaudete, Isaiah, justice, pandemic, Paul, Paul Fuchs, Thessalonians, Trump
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Pentecost 6–A New Age People
The Second Reading for this coming Sunday is Romans 8:1-11, which begins with this: There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church and Social Movements, Featured, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged community, flesh, Fred Danker, Joseph Fitzmyer, New Age, pandemic, Paul, Romans, Spirit
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Pentecost 5 Racist? Who me?
The second reading for the Fifth Sunday of Pentecost is Romans 7.15-25a When I hear people of color today cry out against systemic racism, I want to reply, “I’m not racist.” I want to object that this country … Continue reading
Pentecost 4: The Slavery That Frees
Romans 6:12-23 This Sunday is a call to the slavery that frees us for life. Some people are all about “freedom.” But they haven’t the foggiest idea what that means. In this pandemic they have become slaves to … Continue reading
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Tagged community, freedom, pandemic, Paul, Romans, slavery
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