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Tag Archives: John
Pentecost 13B: Real Enemy, Real Weapon
The Readings for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost are… Old Testament Joshua 24:1–2a, 14–18 Psalm Psalm 34:15–22 New Testament Ephesians 6:10–20 Gospel John 6:56–69 The Ephesians lesson tells us life involves combat, not with flesh and … Continue reading
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Tagged enemy, Ephesians, John, pandemic, sin, weapon
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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
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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Easter 7 B: Choices Have Consequences
The readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Year B, are Many years ago I asked my friend the dentist which of my teeth I truly had to floss. “Only the ones you want to keep,” he said. Not long … Continue reading
Easter 6B: The Happy Paradox of Voluntary Servitude
The Readings for this Sixth Sunday of Easter: First Reading Acts 10:44–48 Psalm Psalm 98 New Testament 1 John 5:1–6 Gospel John 15:9–17 It’s sooo hard for us to understand and accept true freedom. It’s so … Continue reading
Easter 5B: What the World Needs Now is Love
The readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter are: First Reading Acts 8:26–40 Psalm Psalm 22:25–31 New Testament 1 John 4:7–21 Gospel John 15:1–8 Hal David wrote the lyrics, Burt Bacharach the music, and Jackie deShannon … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, Acts, John, Love, pandemic, psalms
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Easter 2 B: Resurrection Oneness
Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter are First Reading Acts 4:32–35 Psalm Psalm 133 New Testament 1 John 1:1–2:2 Gospel John 20:19–31 Throughout all my years of ministry if I had a choice of things … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 John, Acts, Church, fellowship, John, koinonia, oneness, psalms, unity, wilderness, yahad, youth
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Easter B: Resurrection Questions
The readings for Easter Year B, The Resurrection of Our Lord First Reading Acts 10:34–43 or Isaiah 25:6–9 Psalm Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24 New Testament 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 or Acts 10:34–43 Gospel John 20:1–18 or Mark 16:1–8 … Continue reading
Lent 4 B: Poisonous Prevention
These are the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent Old Testament Numbers 21:4–9 Psalm Psalm 107:1–3, 17–22 New Testament Ephesians 2:1–10 Gospel John 3:14–21 The Old Testament and Gospel readings both refer to famous cases … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, credulity, credulous, crucifixion, John, Numbers, pandemic, serpent, vaccination
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At the Tomb of Lazarus
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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Tagged death, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Easter, Fourth Gospel, Gospel of John, John, Lazarus, lent
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