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There's a story about a... -- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
There's a story about a Bible translator in India, who was working to translate the New Testament in
In his book, Contours of... -- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
In his book, Contours of Old Testament Theology (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1999), pp.
Because she was raised in... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Because she was raised in a large family, Shelly knew that she would be a great mom.
Abraham did not waver when... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Abraham did not waver when God told him that he and Sarah would have children, even though they were
We live in such a... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
We live in such a medically advanced society that the miraculous sometimes seems commonplace.
Paul lifted up Abraham as... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Paul lifted up Abraham as a paragon of faith.
The word serendipity is derived... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
The word "serendipity" is derived from an ancient Persian legend about the three Princes of Serendip
Several weeks before the start... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Several weeks before the start of Lent, the Sunday school class was discussing what they might give
While camping out on the... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
While camping out on the trail, Jacob discovered that his resting place was a sacred place.
The dissident Russian poet of... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
The dissident Russian poet of the Communist era, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, wrote of our modern culture, "
Not too long ago we... -- Genesis 28:1-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Not too long ago we all lived in a world in which faith, if not life, was regarded absurd.
There has been debate as... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
There has been debate as to whether Mark's Gospel has a resurrection, because the most reliable manu
Jacob was a scoundrel, a... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Jacob was a scoundrel, a rascal. Yet he was a man capable of deep religious experience.
How often we would like... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
How often we would like to refuse to admit or even deny that suffering is the way of life, not only
The words we use are... -- Genesis 28:10-22 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
The words we use are very important.
Why should I? br... -- Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
"Why should I?" "Because I said so!" "That isn't any reason!"
Last winter our newspapers told... -- Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Last winter our newspapers told us of a bizarre tale unfolding in Sioux City, Iowa.
Many of you remember the... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Many of you remember the popular novel, Barabbas, written at the end of World War II.
A third grade boy came... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
A third grade boy came home from school one day with something clenched in his hand.
Novelist Christopher Isherwood wrote his... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Novelist Christopher Isherwood wrote his semi--autobiographical Berlin Stories not long after
We all have times when... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
We all have times when our life's passage becomes difficult.
A dozen years ago or... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
A dozen years ago or so the press recounted a tale of terror and rescue on the Great Plains.
The text says, Suffering produces... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
The text says, "Suffering produces." (5:3) When pain happens in a person's life, it is not neutral.
A story is told of... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
A story is told of an older man who visited a home where there were five children.
While we were yet sinners... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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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
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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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