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All That You Need: On Faith and Mustard Seeds

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September 29, 2019

Luke 17:5-10 It has been blooming from a crack in my driveway all summer long. I did not plant it there, of course, but I have often planted petunias along the driveway side of my house just a few feet away. Even so, it is not the sort of plant which survives the winter — …

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  • Luke
  • Luke 17:5-10
  • Pentecost 17C

“Lazarus” at My Front Door…

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September 22, 2019

Luke 16:19-31 I can still picture my dad leaning back in his chair with his hands tented together in that philosophical pose he took from time to time. I smiled then and still do to remember him so, knowing that whenever those fingers came together in that way he was about to say something he …

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  • Lectionary 26
  • Luke
  • Luke 16:19-31
  • Pentecost 16C

Living Our Faith In This Messy World

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September 15, 2019

Luke 16:1-13 Dear Friends, As I write this week I realize that I am only at the beginning of my thinking about this difficult parable. These past days have been full of meetings and hospital calls and as the week drew to a close I came down with a nasty bug which, I don’t doubt, …

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  • Lectionary 25
  • Luke
  • Luke 16:1-13
  • Pentecost 15C

Who is the Lost One?

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September 8, 2019

Luke 15:1-10 I have reflected on the words of Luke in chapter 15 countless times. To be sure, here are links here to two other times I have offered thoughts on these very familiar words. Getting Lost and Getting Found: Joy in the Presence of the Angels! and Lost and Found This time through, I …

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  • Lectionary 24
  • Luke
  • Luke 15:1-10
  • Pentecost 14C

Paul’s Pastoral Heart: Philemon, Onesimus, and More…

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September 1, 2019

Philemon 1-21 I got drawn into the letter to Philemon this week, in part because its place in our readings next Sunday offers us the chance to reflect on an entire book of the Bible. Unlike Paul’s other letters, its succinctness allows us to focus on one or two important things and to wonder together …

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  • Lectionary 23
  • Pentecost 13C
  • Philemon 1-21

Hospitality to Strangers and Who Is Invited to the Banquet…

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August 25, 2019

Luke 14:1, 7-14 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Perhaps it is because it is such a remarkable image of the Reign of God which is depicted in the last part of our reading from Luke today that I am hard pressed to come up with anything in my life or experience which even comes close. Indeed, it …

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  • Hebrews
  • Hebrews 13:1-16
  • Luke
  • Luke 14:7-14

Everything Else Falls Away: A Crippling Spirit No More!

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August 18, 2019

Luke 13:10-17 I sat across the table from a friend of more than thirty years. The call came through with the wondrous news that they were now grandparents. His eyes filled up with tears of joy as he leaned into his phone, listening to his son’s long awaited news. For yes, this day has been …

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This Great Cloud of Witnesses

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August 11, 2019

Hebrews 11:29-12:2 As I read these familiar words from Hebrews this week, I found myself wondering about the litany of heroes before us now. Indeed, I wondered at how familiar most will be with them. I have attempted here to capture in a few words what we know about each one: Gideon (Judges 6-8) I …

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  • Hebrews
  • Hebrews 11:29-39
  • Hebrews 12:1-2
  • Pentecost 10C

Treasure… “Not Garbage”

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August 4, 2019

Luke 12:32-48 I was out on my bicycle a couple of early mornings ago. As I returned home on my street, this caught my eye. Now it was the first of the month and the dwelling this pile of ‘treasures’ stood in front of is a rental, so I expect someone’s lease was up and …

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  • Luke
  • Luke 12:32-34
  • Pentecost 9C
  • Proper 13

The Real Tragedy of the Story…

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July 30, 2019

Luke 12:13-21 I have been on sabbatical since the first of June. In order to give my self a true break, I posted old blogs to cover the time I was away. Although I will be back in the pulpit this Sunday, I was concerned I would not have the time or the focus to …

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  • Lectionary 18
  • Luke
  • Luke 12:13-21
  • Pentecost 8C
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As a long-time preacher and teacher of the Word, I have found that the discipline of following the assigned texts through the church year has shaped my own faith profoundly. You will notice, therefore, that many of my postings on this site are lectionary-based.

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