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Tag Archives: Paul
Epiphany 4 A: God Chose What Is Not to Destroy What Is
The readings for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany are… Old Testament Micah 6:1–8 Psalm Psalm 15 New Testament 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 Gospel Matthew 5:1–12 This is my last pandemic blog post. Why my last? Because … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, anxiety, pandemic, Paul
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Pentecost 3 C: Free to Love
The readings for the Third Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament 2 Kings 2:1–2, 6–14 Psalm Psalm 77:1–2, 11–20 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament 1 Kings 19:15–16, … Continue reading
Easter 7 C: On Not Running from the Good Fight
The readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter are… First Reading Acts 16:16–34 Psalm Psalm 97 New Testament Revelation 22:12–14, 16–17, 20–21 Gospel John 17:20–26 Last week we saw how the great theme of the Holy … Continue reading
Posted in Church and Social Movements, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged Acts, demons, exploitation, fight, pandemic, Paul, slavery
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Transfiguration C: Church as Nursery for Those Who Can Take the Heat
The readings for Transfiguration Sunday are Old Testament Exodus 34:29–35 Psalm Psalm 99 New Testament 2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2 Gospel Luke 9:28–36 (37–43) “Get out of the kitchen if you can’t stand the heat.” That’s what they … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Social Political Issues
Tagged care, exodus, glory, Moses, pandemic, Paul, transfiguration
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Pentecost 10B: Maintain the Gift of Unity
The readings for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost are Old Testament Exodus 16:2–4, 9–15 Psalm Psalm 78:23–29 New Testament Ephesians 4:1–16 Gospel John 6:24–35 I will focus here on the Ephesians reading, and especially the first … Continue reading
Pentecost 9B: The Surpassing Beauty of Us
The readings for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost are: Old Testament 2 Kings 4:42–44 Psalm Psalm 145:10–18 New Testament Ephesians 3:14–21 Gospel John 6:1–21 My focus in these reflections is on the prayer contained in the … Continue reading
Pentecost 6B: Boasting and Praying on a Pandemic Fourth
The Second Reading for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost is 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 in which Paul demurs from boasting, says he could boast in his visions, but concludes that Christ’s refusal to remove his “thorn of the flesh” taught him … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Corinthians, BOASTING, Fourth of July, Independence Day, pandemic, Paul, Prayer
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Pentecost 5b “Giving under Pandemic Pressure”
Readings for this Fifth Sunday After Pentecost are: Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament Wisdom of Solomon 1:13–15, 2:23–24 or Lamentations 3:22–33 Psalm Psalm 30 New Testament 2 Corinthians 8:7–15 Gospel Mark 5:21–43 These … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Corinth, giving, money, pandemic, Paul, pressure
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Pentecost B: Groaning Our Way through Covid
The New Testament Reading Option A for Pentecost B: Romans 8:22–27 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labor pains until now; 23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the … Continue reading
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Tagged creation, hope, humility, pandemic, Paul, Romans, Spirit, Trinity
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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