Tag: Lectionary Study
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Blood is Thicker Than Water, a sermon for Good Friday, John 19:16-30
The good news today is that Jesus makes family bonds with his blood where there were none before.
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Would Jesus Have Marched? Salt & Light
The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus? stump speech, if you will . . .
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Preaching Lazarus
I’ll admit it, I always feel sorry for Lazarus. Nobody asked him if he wanted to come out of that tomb.
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Plans for Your Welfare . . .Twisting Scripture Into a Greeting Card
When we expect Jesus to measure up to our expectations (shaped by a culture of advertisement), sooner or later we are disappointed. Jesus doesn’t deliver in a shiny way. But why do we expect him to? We’ve absorbed the messages of our culture.
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Slavery: The Human Condition
Getting ready to write Sunday’s sermon, I’m thinking about Slavery. What am I a slave to? “You are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of righteousness, which leads to life.” — Romans 6:16 Am I a slave to fashion? ?(no laughing, just because you’ve seen my wardrobe).…