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Milton Jacobi was 10 or... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
Milton Jacobi was 10 or 15 years older than I and he had graduated from a small state college.
Oh great! A broken watch... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
Oh great! A broken watch! Now what was he supposed to do?
The late Archbishop of San... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
The late Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero, concerning the church and its mission once wrote:
In one of her many... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
In one of her many poems about death, poet Emily Dickinson used the phrase "awful leisure" to charac
The disciples are told to... -- Luke 24:46-53 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
The disciples are told to stay until they have "the power from on high." In the autumn of 1989 the S
Have you ever stood on... -- Luke 24:46-53 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
Have you ever stood on a railroad station platform and watched the train snake its way from you and
Not far from the city... -- Luke 24:46-53 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
Not far from the city walls of Jerusalem is an old Crusader fortress.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote from his... -- Luke 24:46-53 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote from his Nazi prison cell: "Today is Ascension Day, and a day of great joy
Hunter Beckelhymer, retired professor of... -- Mark 16:15-20 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
Hunter Beckelhymer, retired professor of preaching at Texas Christian University's Brite Divinity Sc
Some things just naturally go... -- Mark 16:15-20 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
Some things just naturally go together.
An American decided to take... -- Mark 16:15-20 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
An American decided to take a tour of Great Britain by car.
Go into all the world... -- Mark 16:15-20 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
"Go into all the world." This is the word of Jesus to his disciples. Go, bearing the good news.
The church which is his... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
"The church which is his [Christ's] body, the fullness of him who fills all in all" (v. 23).
During the late 1940s, a... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
During the late 1940s, a small city had become well-known for its tolerance toward crime and corrupt
On May 23, 1785, Ben... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
On May 23, 1785, Ben Franklin wrote about his new invention, the bifocal eyeglasses.
We must never forget who... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
We must never forget who it is who shall reign in glory for both this age and the next.
Jesus' challenge to turn away... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
Jesus' challenge to turn away from the heavenward gaze is a call to practice.
The Rev. Peter Marshall, D.D... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
The Rev.
The opening of the book... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
The opening of the book of Acts may be thought of as the first act of Christian education in the chu
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Object: This is a role play activity for the children.

Note: You will need an older volunteer to help with this activity. One option would be to find a teenager with some physical ability. If a teen is not available, an adult could be used instead. For simplicity here, I will refer to my older volunteer as “TOM”. You will also need to select three of your younger children to serve as volunteers in the story.

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2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30
Naaman seeks healing. He travels hoping healing will come to him when he visits the king of Israel. Yet, healing does not come in that way. Rather healing comes through Elishah. Healing comes from believing and being cleansed in the River Jordan. Healing comes through Naaman’s faithfulness and through God’s grace. Psalm 30 also reminds us to seek healing; to seek God and God will heal and restore us. Do we believe that? Do we believe that God can bring healing?

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John E. Sumwalt
But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

When I visit your church for the first time, consider the possibility that I might be looking for a church home. I am a good-looking old guy, but I have gray hair and I dress down in the summer, so don’t be put off by my cargo shorts and tank top. Talk to me!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Damien and Ora grinned at each other in excitement. The time had come - at last! They'd been with the Leader for months and months, waiting for this moment. Not that it had felt much like training. They'd simply lived with the Leader, listening to his stories, hearing about the Kingdom, learning to get along really well with all the other people at Mission Headquarters. Now all seventy of them were ready, the spaceship had docked, and the Mission was about to begin. Ora was glad she'd been paired up with Damien again.

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(See Epiphany 6/Ordinary Time 6, Cycle B, and Easter 3, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

April Yamasaki
A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

Larry D. Powell
In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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