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Ken went daily now to... -- John 13:1-17, 31b-35 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
Ken went daily now to help Sam. Sam needed him; he was so weak.
This is really strange! mumbled... -- John 13:1-17, 31b-35 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
"This is really strange!" mumbled one of the adolescent boys, as he stripped off his shoes and socks
The main road from Exeter... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
The main road from Exeter to Plymouth winds along the seacoast, with villages below and farmlands an
A pastor went to visit... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
A pastor went to visit with one of her members who had stopped attending worship.
It probably is helpful when... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
It probably is helpful when considering these crucial and beautiful words of institution of the Lord
In his novel A Bed... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
In his novel A Bed By The Window, Scott Peck describes an encounter in a nursing home between Heathe
It is a crucial time... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
It is a crucial time. The last days of the revolutionary war.
I Wonder ...Would you... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
I Wonder ...Would you eat with me today, God?
Contemporary author Will Campbell has... -- Hebrews 10:15-39 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
Contemporary author Will Campbell has written a novella, Cecelia's Sin: a short work about the Anaba
Helen has Alzheimer's Disease. Very... -- Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
Helen has Alzheimer's Disease.
In the early part of... -- Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
In the early part of the century, an elderly rabbi was traveling by horse to a small town outside Bo
As a child birthdays were... -- Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
As a child birthdays were exciting days.
The word of the Lord... -- Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
The word of the Lord to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, as that word is expressed in the first
Jeremiah was written during the... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
Jeremiah was written during the period of Babylonian exile at the close of the seventh century.
From childhood many of us... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
From childhood many of us have been told that we had to do this or that in order to please our paren
The ancient Greek philosopher, Plato... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C
The ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, is much read and quoted today.
A guide at the Winchester... -- Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 -- Maundy Thursday - C
A guide at the Winchester Cathedral in the south of England loved to tell visitors to the cathedral
Being married isn't too bad... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Being married isn't too bad. Actually a lot of the time it is good -- really good.
Often I hear some discussion... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Often I hear some discussion on the way we are to act when we receive the Eucharist.
God's record in history is... -- Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 -- Maundy Thursday - C
God's record in history is unique. It does not always appear that way. H.G.
When Jeremiah spoke his glorious... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Maundy Thursday - C
When Jeremiah spoke his glorious message of hope to a forlorn and desolate Israel, no one in the are
There is a colorful Celtic... -- Hebrews 10:17-18 -- Maundy Thursday - C
There is a colorful Celtic allegory which tells of an angel who was sent to a certain saint to tell
Hebrews states that we can... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Hebrews states that we can come with hearts purified from a guilty conscience.
Unleavened bread and bitter herbs... -- Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 -- Maundy Thursday - C
Unleavened bread and bitter herbs; each part of the meal that is Passover.
There is a very amusing... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Maundy Thursday - C
There is a very amusing episode of the television program Mash, in which Klinger, along with

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Amos 8:1-12, Psalm 52
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John E. Sumwalt
I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. (v. 24)

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One of Martha's earliest memories was of her little sister Mary singing and dancing in the middle of an admiring crowd of friends. Mary had always been a dancer, from the time she could walk. Privately, Martha thought she'd always been something of a show-off and ought to go on the stage, for Mary loved an audience.

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Arley K. Fadness
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Our God is both wise and caring: afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.

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God, we bow before you this morning, knowing that you hear every prayer. We know that in all of Creation, you are the source of life. You are the one who set the light swirling between the galaxies. The breath of your Spirit pulses through all life. You have even become flesh among us. We praise you, Lord, that in all your wonder, you have not forgotten us.

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