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Having to clarify and set... -- Revelation 1:2-4, 9-14 -- All Saints Day - C
Having to clarify and set into context the book of Revelation is not new to this generation.
The mystic Meister Eckhart said... -- Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - C
The mystic Meister Eckhart said, "Every single creature is full of God -- is a book about God."
Dr. Albert Schweitzer once said... -- Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - C
Dr.
Three weeks ago I conducted... -- Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - C
Three weeks ago I conducted a funeral service for an elderly woman in our congregation.
Ecclesiaticus 44 is an interpretation... -- Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - C
Ecclesiaticus 44 is an interpretation of history.
One person's wisdom can be... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C
One person's wisdom can be mere confusion to another.
If someone steps on your... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C
"If someone steps on your foot, do not your lips complain?
One of the most fascinating... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C
One of the most fascinating mysteries in any state of America is the fact that the states hold liter
Did you ever buy one... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - C
Did you ever buy one of those toys that moves by itself because it is powered by a battery?
A recent visitor to Brazil... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - C
A recent visitor to Brazil tells of the thrill of taking a tour of Rio de Janeiro.
A few years ago there... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - C
A few years ago there was a television commercial sponsored by one of the big life insurance compani
The formal adoption of All... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - C
The formal adoption of All Saints' Day dates from the ninth century.
Each of two young boys... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Each of two young boys selected role models by which they governed their lives.
In The Lessons Of... -- Romans 3:19-28 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
In The Lessons Of History, Will and Ariel Durant point out that sin has flourished in every
Paul Wellman in his novel... -- Romans 3:19-28 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Paul Wellman in his novel, The Chain, tells of a young man who, in the midst of a bitter argu
The observance of Reformation Sunday... -- Romans 3:19-28 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
The observance of Reformation Sunday is no longer the occasion for anti-Roman Catholic protestations
If you're a good little... -- Romans 3:19-28 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
"If you're a good little boy and eat your greens, you'll get dessert." We've all heard such promises
Could it be that Jesus... -- Luke 18:9-14 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Could it be that Jesus really thought the sinner was a better person than the Pharisee simply becaus
Our need to separate ourselves... -- Luke 18:9-14 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Our need to separate ourselves from all those "over there," who are not like us, sows the seed of ou
In this era of election... -- Luke 18:9-14 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
In this era of election polls and constant analysis, you might see something like this in a question
We might want to speak... -- Luke 18:9-14 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
We might want to speak of those who are so impressed by themselves.
For at least 20 percent... -- John 8:31-36 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
For at least 20 percent of their history as a people, they had been slaves under the pharaohs in Egy
I remember a teacher who... -- John 8:31-36 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
I remember a teacher who summarized the importance of keeping his life on the straight and narrow.
In the Australian bush country... -- John 8:31-36 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
In the Australian bush country grows a little plant called the sundew.
One of the most mysterious... -- John 8:31-36 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
One of the most mysterious paradoxes -- also one of the most difficult truths to hear -- can also se

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Another natural disaster has flattened a number of coastal communities. Despite the weather and major television station warnings, and government disaster preparations, the dystopian destruction nightmare of Luke 21 has decimated another community. Also, it is reasonable to believe that this is not the last year for hurricanes, Tsunami’s, wild fires, mudslides and tornados. They will occur again. However as weary citizens are interviewed in one group of people with the background of homes in rubble and streets still draining flood waters, they will not leave. This is their home.
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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

The Church of Christ

Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority

The local community

Those who suffer

The communion of saints


These responses may be used:


Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

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Stephen P. McCutchan
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
-- Isaiah 12:3

John W. Clarke
No reading of Luke is complete without coming to realize that Luke is concerned that the world understands that Jesus is the hope of the world and that any teaching that leads away from that fact is a false teaching. No matter what, no matter when, Jesus will be there to give us life.

Scott Suskovic
Whoever does not work should not eat!
-- 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NLT)

Wow! Kind of takes your breath away, doesn't it? Not a lot of ambiguity in that rule. "You don't work, you don't eat." For a religion based on grace, it seems a bit unyielding.

Mark Ellingson
Freedom is such a lovely word, a compelling image. What is freedom? How would you define it? What does it mean to you? Webster's New World Dictionary defines freedom as being exempt from control or from arbitrary restrictions. Freedom is said to be the ability to choose or determine one's own actions.

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