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It was a cold, wintry... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2006
It was a cold, wintry night when an older lady was on her deathbed. There were no
The temperature hit the low... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2006
The temperature hit the low 100s for the third day in succession. Kelsey sat listlessly on
Haman joins others who have... -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
Haman joins others who have been hanged as punishment for crimes against humanity.
The ministry of the kingdom... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
The ministry of the kingdom is shared ministry and the responsibility for the ministry is shared res
Sitting in the waiting room... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
Sitting in the waiting room at the obstetrician's office, Dave took a hard look at his life.
Jesus liked children. John Kemble... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
Jesus liked children. John Kemble should have learned from him.
Salt is one of the... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
Salt is one of the most important minerals for both human and animal life.
Did you learn some of... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
Did you learn some of the lines written by Alfred Lord Tennyson?
In the midst of a... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
In the midst of a Nebraska drought, some thirsty soul sent the following prayer to the Lincoln Jo
Sitting in church in February... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
Sitting in church in February 1998, Hunter Tylo, star of The Bold and the Beautiful, gave tha
There were but six adults... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
There were but six adults, three teenagers and 11-year-old Caleb at the healing service in the shelt
While we may despise Haman... -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
While we may despise Haman for what he was plotting to do, let us not overlook what Americans did in
Haman would have liked Judge... -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2003
Haman would have liked Judge Isaac C. Parker.
God has taken the initiative... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2000
God has taken the initiative and opened for us the possibility of a new relationship of closeness.
There was once a father... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2000
There was once a father who possessed a ring set with a highly-valued opal.
A friend of mine decided... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2000
A friend of mine decided to attend a quit smoking class at a nearby church.
A few years ago there... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2000
A few years ago there was a story in the news about a fifty-year-old man in Italy who was arrested f
The wisdom in this text... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2000
The wisdom in this text surely includes the truth that Christians can best help one another simply b
After the people of Elijah... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2000
After the people of Elijah the Tishbite had turned to the worship of Baal, he, still faithful to the
My senior citizen neighbor, who... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2000
My senior citizen neighbor, who had become a very good friend, once confided in me that she was an a
The church consultant was clearly... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 2000
The church consultant was clearly getting frustrated.
When Jesus calls us to... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1997
When Jesus calls us to be at peace with one another, he does so with full recognition that it is not
We are urged to cast... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1997
We are urged to cast our concerns upon the Lord.
Morton Kelsey, who has written... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1997
Morton Kelsey, who has written eloquently on the subject of love, tells how one day he felt a sharp
Go ahead and smoke, why... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1997
"Go ahead and smoke, why don't you?" "You are such a goody-

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Salted With Fire -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B
I can remember from my childhood and on many occasions since, the crestfallen feeling of having of
Risking Everything -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B
Heroes of our time, like Bonhoeffer or Edith Cavell or Martin Luther King are remembered and admired
Prayer And Anointing With Oil -- James 5:13-20 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B
The chairman of our local district council has just been ordained.

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