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This Scripture passage describes the... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
This Scripture passage describes the attitude God takes toward a powerless and erring creation.
Instances of stigmata have been... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
Instances of stigmata have been documented throughout the Christian era and have been alternately re
Glendon Harris reported a story... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
Glendon Harris reported a story from The New York Times (April 5, 1972).
Jesus prayed as he faced... -- Passion Sunday - C
Jesus prayed as he faced the cross, "Not my will, but thine be done." There were really two elements
Shortly after the beginning of... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
Shortly after the beginning of this century, Charles Pean went to Devil's Island, the famous French
In the movie The Wizard... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
In the movie The Wizard of Oz there is a scene where we observe the soldiers who guard the pa
Charles Spurgeon, the great English... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
Charles Spurgeon, the great English Baptist preacher of the 19th century, was fond of telling the st
Harold Schonberg once described the... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
Harold Schonberg once described the vocal chords of Luciano Pavarotti as being "kissed by God." What
An Episcopal, Leonel Mitchell, wrote... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
An Episcopal, Leonel Mitchell, wrote a book titled Liturgical Change: How Much Do We Need?, i
About thirty years ago, a... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
About thirty years ago, a strange story was reported concerning an unlettered Brazilian peasant who
Paul speaks of Jesus having... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
Paul speaks of Jesus having "humbled himself." If anyone was ever justified in not being humble, it
A number of years ago... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
A number of years ago Khrushchev was addressing the Supreme Soviet and denouncing the brutalities of
Although we might ask some... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
Although we might ask some serious questions as to meter and tune, this passage of Scripture is an e
The moral of the well... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
The moral of the well-known children's story about The Little Engine That Could is not that t
While in Jerusalem our tour... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
While in Jerusalem our tour group went to the Garden of Gethsemane.
In a recent Gallup Poll... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
In a recent Gallup Poll, these interesting statistics are revealed about America's relationship with
Unless we think for a... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
Unless we think for a while, it is easy to relegate the issue of false gods as a curiously antique i
Dr. Robin Cook's novel Godplayer... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
Dr.
I always thought I was... -- Isaiah 50:4-7 -- Passion Sunday - C
I always thought I was an obedient servant of the Lord ...
This passage may well be... -- Philippians 2:6-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
This passage may well be the greatest and most vivid description of how the Son of God humbled himse
What would you do if... -- Philippians 2:6-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
What would you do if you were God.
Recently I ran across an... -- Philippians 2:6-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
Recently I ran across an interesting tale, told by an anonymous storyteller, that goes like this:
I can't either!br... -- Philippians 2:6-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
I can't either!
If these were silent, the... -- Luke 19:28-40 -- Passion Sunday - C
"If these were silent, the very stones would cry out." (v. 40)
Max Lucado, in his book... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
Max Lucado, in his book, On the Anvil, uses the image of blacksmith's anvil to understand the

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John Jamison
Object: This is a role play activity.

Note: You will need to select six children to play roles in this activity. If you have a smaller group, you might ask some older youth or even adults to play the parts of the two attackers and the man being attacked. I will give suggestions for how they can play their roles, but feel free to help your children make the story as fun and memorable as you can. I have used boys and girls in the various roles, but you can change those however you want to change them.

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The Immediate Word

Dean Feldmeyer
Katy Stenta
Thomas Willadsen
Christopher Keating
George Reed
Mary Austin
Nazish Naseem
For July 13, 2025:
  • Samaritans Among Us by Dean Feldmeyer based on Acts 2:1-21. Samaritans were despised and dismissed by the original audience who first heard Jesus tell this parable. Who are the Samaritans in our lives and how does this parable apply today?
  • Second Thoughts: The Helpers by Katy Stenta based on Amos 7:7-17.

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Frank Ramirez
I say, “You are gods,
    children of the Most High, all of you;
nevertheless, you shall die like mortals
    and fall like any prince….”
(vv. 6-7)

There have been any number of brother-sister acts that achieved a measure of fame. Take the Carpenters, famed for their singing, musicianship, and songwriting skills. Also worthy of mention are John and Joan Cusack who have acted together in over sixteen films.

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Wayne Brouwer
An ancient legend tells of a remote mountain village where people used to send their senior citizens out into the woods to die. The villagers had an eye to the future; they felt that those beyond a certain age would only slow down progress or use up valuable resources to no economically profitable end. Those who reached a certain age weren’t “put out to pasture” or “put out of their misery”; they were simply put out of other people’s way.
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Amos 7:7-17 and Psalm 82
The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is more than 2,700 feet high—over half a mile tall. It has 160 floors and is twice as tall as the Empire State Building in New York City. It is home to the world’s fastest elevator which reaches speeds of forty miles an hour. The Burj Khalifa also hosts the world’s highest outdoor observation deck (on the 124th floor) and the world’s highest swimming pool (on the 76th floor).

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Mabel hummed a familiar hymn tune as she made her way to church. She always enjoyed her Sunday morning walk. It was one of the few times she felt safe to walk alone through the inner city, for she knew nobody would be up at 7.45 in the morning. Today was a particularly beautiful morning, with blue sky, warm sunshine, and the song of a few intrepid blackbirds who still inhabited the city.

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James Evans
Often, a distinction is made between the pastoral or priestly work of the church and the prophetic work. Pastoral care has to do with the care of souls, the offering of comfort in times of loss. The priestly character of pastoral work seeks to mediate the presence of God to those who are hurting.

Schuyler Rhodes
Trusting is never easy. Even in the best of relationships, people step into trust slowly. There is wariness -- questioning -- worry. What happens if trust is betrayed? What if this doesn't work? Sometimes it's like a dance. We step in and out of trust, moving to the rhythms of fear. For many, the routine is achingly familiar. Indeed, it's not easy to trust.
John Jamison
It was back in the days when the railroad was the most common mode of transportation. There were automobiles, and some airplanes, but the steam locomotive was the way most folks traveled and the way that most of the goods were distributed around the country. After dinner, people sat in the drawing room and listened to the radio programs, fading in and out from some faraway location, over the magical broadcasting signal.
Robert Leslie Holmes
Not many tourists to Washington, D.C., look for the Federal Bureau of Standards offices. It's the Capitol and the White House, the Supreme Court Building or the Smithsonian most of us want to see when we go there. Yet, at the Bureau of Standards offices something very important is stored, something that impacts your life and mine every single day. Have you ever bought the materials for a new project? When you did, most likely you purchased so many inches or feet or yards. Or, you stopped to buy gasoline for your car and purchased it at a certain price per gallon.
David O. Bales
I have the two best jobs in the world. I teach social studies at Leon Griffith Junior High School (a fairly small junior high) and I am Sunday School Superintendent at Calvary Presbyterian Church (an enormous church school). Each job is my vocation. I tell people that at school they'll find my room where the halls cross. At church they can look but probably won't find me. I'll be in someone's classroom. At each job I practice what I most deeply believe: it's how you see the world that determines how you respond to it. I'll give you an example, actually, two examples.
Erskine White
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed,
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
(Stuart K. Hine)

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