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Cultivating Compassion
September 22, 2020
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Exodus 17:1-7 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 This week’s scriptures simmer with conflict. Our reading from…
Which Side?
August 14, 2019
Tenth Sunday after PentecostIsaiah 5:1-7 or Jeremiah 23:23-29Psalm 80 or Psalm 82Hebrews 11:29-12:2Luke 12:49-56 They say in Harlan Countythere are…
A Harsh and Dreadful Love
September 5, 2017
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Ezekiel 33:7-11 Psalm 119:33-40 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 In today’s second reading, Paul writes, “Owe nothing…
Minding Our Own Business
September 3, 2014
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 33:7-17 Psalm 119 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 The students whose…
Junk-yard Dog
August 13, 2014
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Genesis 45:1-15 Psalm 133 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15:10-28 “Junk-yard dog.”…
Got Conflict?
November 11, 2010
Isaiah 12; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 Tired of congregational conflict? Recently I had to work with a utility company…