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Monthly Archives: July 2020
Pentecost 9: The Meal That Satisfies
We long to return to restaurants and bars; but what is it that we are searching for? It is now most vital that we answer that question quickly for ourselves since pre-mature and thoughtless gathering without masks and distancing and … Continue reading
Pentecost 8: Nothing Random in the Big Picture
The second reading for this coming Sunday is Romans 8:26-39. It includes these verses: 28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged Isaiah, Matthew, meaning, pandemic, Proverbs, purpose, random, Romans, science, scribes, witness
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Pentecost 7: Covid-19 and the Groans of Creation
The second reading for the 7th Sunday of Pentecost is Romans 8:12-25 It contains these lines: 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When … Continue reading
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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Celebrating an Honorable and Vital Nation
As I transitioned from high school to college I had a burning desire to enter into politics. My patriotism burned hot. On the wall of my bedroom were hung two replicas of paintings that I had paid a good … Continue reading
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Tagged America, constitution, Declaration of Independence, diversity, government, honor, immigrants, politics, race, refugees
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