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Proper 15 | OT 20 | Pentecost 12 ›
Matthew 15:(10-20) 21-28
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Genesis 45:1-15
Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
Psalm 133
Psalm 67
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  • Commentary

    Sandra Herrmann
    This is one of those weeks where all three of the scripture readings weave intricately together. Taken as a whole, there is a clear theme: the grace of God is for us. We have no need to impress God. We can do nothing to earn the gift of God. God simply reaches down, into the hearts of those who struggle to keep pace with God and God’s plans for us, and lifts us up, fills us with...

  • Children's Story

    Janice B. Scott
    Bushman was busy grooming his bushy, luxuriant tail. His tail was his best feature, and the envy of all the other squirrels. But Bushman wished he was good at something else too. His friend Cobbler was the best collector of nuts the squirrels had ever seen, and his other friend Tricky had a brilliant brain and could always work out the best way of reaching those nuts which...

  • Stories

    Keith Hewitt
    Frank Ramirez
    Contents
    "The Prisoner" by Keith Hewitt
    "Heavenly Talkback" by Frank Ramirez


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    The Prisoner
    by Keith Hewitt
    Genesis 45:1-15

    It was late in the day and Colonel Wagner was weary. His back hurt from sitting too long and his head hurt from reading too much. It was an occupational hazard --...

  • Preaching

    Elizabeth Achtemeier
    In Sunday schools and Bible studies, the Joseph stories are frequently used as moral lessons, and Joseph is often held up as a moral example. As Joseph learned humility, goes the teaching, so should we. As Joseph forgave his brothers, so should we.

    It is very doubtful that any character in the Bible, other than our Lord himself, should be pictured as a model of morality, for all...

  • Sermon

    Richard E. Gribble, CSC
    The United States has historically been called a "melting pot" society where peoples from all lands, ethnicities, creeds, and religions have been "melted" or assimilated into one people. While the words of Emma Lazarus' famous poem etched into the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your...

  • Sermon

    Tempe Fussell
    Curtis Fussell
    This is it. The moment we've all been waiting for. The moment when all the people who thought you'd never amount to anything watch you come out on the stage. The spotlight hits you. The audience stands and the entire hall reverberates with their applause. This is that moment when a man dressed in the finery of the Egyptian court makes himself known to his impoverished brothers. "It's me, Joseph!...

  • Sermon

    Stan Purdum
    In the Gospel of Mark, the woman in our story is called a "Syrophoenician." Matthew, however, calls her a "Canaanite." That's easier to say than "Syrophoenician" but there's something more important going on with that change. The Canaanites are not just Gentiles but enemies. They are the people who were to be driven out of the promised land by the Israelites and who fought against God's...

  • Worship

    Wayne H. Keller
    Remembering Whose We Are

    Invitation to the Celebration

    I invite us to celebrate the Presence and Power of the Living God, who is revealed as Father/Mother -- Creator, as Son/Child -- Redeemer, as Fire/Wind --ÊEmpowerer. We hear and experience and know of God in many ways. Throughout this worship, you will have many opportunities to hear, experience, know of God in those ways...

  • Worship

    Beverly S. Bailey
    Hymns
    O Christ, The Healer, We Have Come (NCH175, CBH379, UM265, PH380)
    Now Thank We All Our God (NCH419, CBH86, UM102, PH555)
    How Good A Thing It Is (CBH310)
    Behold The Goodness Of Our Lord (PH241)
    All People That On Earth Do Dwell (LBW245, NCH7, PH220, 221, UM75, CBH42)
    Help Us Accept Each Other (NCH388, PH358, UM560...

  • Commentary

    David Kalas
    I was an Arminian in a Calvinist seminary. It was not a hostile relationship, and I was not in constant arguments. From time to time the underlying difference in outlook would percolate to the surface of some conversations, and I usually found the resulting dialogue most fruitful.

    On one occasion, I engaged one of my theology professors on the subject of predestination. He was...

  • Preaching

    Schuyler Rhodes
    "How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!" The words that open this powerful psalm are nearly universal in their ability to inspire. However, the dream somehow seems to rarely find itself materialized in our common life. Our nation is polarized to the point of being paralyzed. Our churches are at war among themselves, striking out at one another in internecine...

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