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Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - B
David Coffin
The sizzling, fresh aroma of bratwursts and fresh beef burgers is carried downwind to the parsonage living room of Pastor Jamie and family. For over 35 years Pastor Jamie would be rushing out to such events in this town of Gunkel. With local country and western music bands playing in the background, the community celebrates Founder’s Day of Joe and Emma Schwart-hogg. In times past, Pastor Jamie would already have ordered two sandwiches, fries and a drink and sit at a picnic table to visit with townspeople. This year however, Pastor Jamie has chosen to keep a low profile. Why? There is a certain awkward feeling among many people in the town of Gunkel, as the pastor’s family is being politely retired out of the church and ministry by both the judicatory and church council. All wish for an...
Bonnie Bates
Bill Thomas
Mark Ellingsen
Frank Ramirez
1 Samuel 1:4-20
Things are not what they seem to be. As I have written before, I am a fan of “The Twilight Zone” television show. I have a lot of episodes that I enjoy. One, however, came to mind as I was thinking about how people sometimes misjudge a situation. The episode is called, “Eye of the Beholder” and it ran during “The Twilight Zone’s” second season. In this episode, Janet lives in a society that demands beauty. She has not realized that, so she is having surgery. This surgery will determine whether she will be accepted into her society. At the completion of the surgery, her bandages are removed. We see a beautiful Donna Douglas (Elly Mae Clampett), but the doctor and nurses recoil in horror. Beauty, in this culture, is monstrous faces with drooping...
Things are not what they seem to be. As I have written before, I am a fan of “The Twilight Zone” television show. I have a lot of episodes that I enjoy. One, however, came to mind as I was thinking about how people sometimes misjudge a situation. The episode is called, “Eye of the Beholder” and it ran during “The Twilight Zone’s” second season. In this episode, Janet lives in a society that demands beauty. She has not realized that, so she is having surgery. This surgery will determine whether she will be accepted into her society. At the completion of the surgery, her bandages are removed. We see a beautiful Donna Douglas (Elly Mae Clampett), but the doctor and nurses recoil in horror. Beauty, in this culture, is monstrous faces with drooping...
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