Proper 9C
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In Focus
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6 min read
We aren’t just distractible. We focus on the wrong stuff from the start. Making stories of God’s love into opportunities to judge.
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“Peace to this house!”
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3 min read
Jesus sends the twelve out to bring his work out into the world through them. Sometimes we get stuck on when it doesn’t work.
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The In-Between – Luke 10:21-24
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8 min read
A look at the gaps in the lectionary. This week: the gap between Proper 9C and Proper 10C. As a preacher, the lectionary is a godsend. And like a movie studio demanding the director cut essential material to shorten a film’s running time, many of the lectionary’s jumps feel like an unfortunate necessity. But I’ve…
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Making Peace
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9 min read
Jesus sends us out to proclaim peace. But some people we like don’t want to hear it.
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Power From Below
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10 min read
Here a story of the powerful commander, the two kings who don’t have the right kind of power, and slaves, servants, and disciples who bear the very power of GOD. GOD’s Alternative Power SourceProper 9C | 2 Kings 5:1-14, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 We’re given a gift today. On this weekend, as our minds turn toward…