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Exiles In Our Own Land? -- Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 -- George L. Murphy -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C
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It has been a difficult... -- Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
It has been a difficult two years for the residents of New Orleans in the wake of
Israel was humiliated. The once... -- Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
Israel was humiliated. The once-proud nation whom God miraculously delivered from
Two hundred years ago, people... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
Two hundred years ago, people defined preaching as sixty minutes to raise the dead. One
Having watched the various figure... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
Having watched the various figure skating championships this past winter, we often do
What the middle verses indicate... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
What the middle verses indicate is that we need to be mindful of Christ. Indeed,
When John G. Paton, the... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
When John G. Paton, the first missionary to the cannibals of the South Pacific Islands,
A swimming teacher tells how... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
A swimming teacher tells how difficult it is to teach four-year-old children to swim. The
One Thanksgiving, Debbie Lynn Matoren... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
One Thanksgiving, Debbie Lynn Matoren watched as patrons of a restaurant gobbled
A recently married couple had... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
A recently married couple had a beautiful baby girl. The church wanted to do something
Jesus healed ten lepers all... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
Jesus healed ten lepers all at once. How eager they must have been to get back with their
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 br... -- Luke 17:11-19, 2 Timothy 2:8-15, Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 br... -- Luke 17:11-19, 2 Timothy 2:8-15, Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2007
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
At the end of our... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2001
At the end of our worship service, I let the children wear my cross.
There is an incredible power... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2001
There is an incredible power in appropriate gratitude.
What are you going to... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2001
"What are you going to do now?" Jacob asked his friend.
In one scene of Bernard... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2001
In one scene of Bernard Shaw's play, Saint Joan, Shaw portrays Joan of Arc's inquisition.
The apostle reminds us that... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2001
The apostle reminds us that it is out of death that we receive life, and it is out of despair that w
Michael Saylor, the C.E.O. of... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2001
Michael Saylor, the C.E.O.
In this passage, Paul speaks... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2001
In this passage, Paul speaks of enduring everything for the sake of God's chosen people, in order th
A business executive was walking... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 2001
A business executive was walking down the street.
Only eight years after Christopher... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 1998
Only eight years after Christopher Columbus proved it could be done, Francisco de Bobadilla sailed f
Be diligent to present yourself... -- 2 Timothy 2:8-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 1998
"Be diligent to present yourself approved unto God." Think of your life as a house.
It probably goes without saying... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 1998
It probably goes without saying that drugs and alcohol are problems in just about every school distr
Ezra Goodman, in his book... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 1998
Ezra Goodman, in his book The 50-Year Decline and Fall of Hollywood, talks frankly about prim
A pastor had just resigned... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 1998
A pastor had just resigned from his parish after fifteen years of service and had accepted another p

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Better To Be Myself Than To Be Artificially Good -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C
King's Lynn, that small port on The Wash in North Norfolk, boasts its very own saint, or at least,
Are There Limits? -- 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C
There was a celebrity game show on British television in which selected celebrities were expected to

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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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Mark Ellingsen
2 Kings 5:1-14
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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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Stan Purdum
Carlos Wilton
(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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