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Entering a crowded restaurant with... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Entering a crowded restaurant with a friend, film star Gregory Peck found no table available.
Have you observed in this... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Have you observed in this tenth anniversary of our involvement in Vietnam how programs have been on
A few years ago an... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
A few years ago an audiotape manufacturer ran a commercial with the question, "Is it live or is it M
For many ... live as enemies... -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
"For many ... live as enemies of the cross of Christ." (Philippians 3:18)
The passage speaks of the... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
The passage speaks of the imitation of Christ.
Surveys indicate that popular television... -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Surveys indicate that popular television shows are providing the role models that influence American
In The Great Stone Face... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
In The Great Stone Face by Nathaniel Hawthorne, we are told about an Indian legend which stat
The ancient rubric at the... -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
The ancient rubric at the Burial of the Dead says at the committal, "While earth is cast upon the co
Each member of our confirmation... -- Philippians 3:17-4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Each member of our confirmation class is assigned a mentor.
Join with others in following... -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
"Join with others in following my example ..." (verse 17)
A chicken's wings are useless... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
A chicken's wings are useless for flying.
Through Jesus, God was making... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Through Jesus, God was making his overtures to his people.
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City made national news not long ago when its minis
There are few discoveries in... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
There are few discoveries in life that are truly unique.
Jesus' warning to Jerusalem was... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Jesus' warning to Jerusalem was a grim reminder that some people die spiritually before they get to
A couple had been married... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
A couple had been married ten years and desperately wanted children, but had none.
There is a story from... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
There is a story from Taiwan of a young king who was dismayed by the practice of human sacrifice, wh
In Bechuanaland there lives a... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
In Bechuanaland there lives a strange, almost mythical creature known as the "honey bird." Reliable
Madeline L'Engle once shared her... -- John 20:19-31 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Madeline L'Engle once shared her reflections on this piece of scripture.
Faith in God's promises provides... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Faith in God's promises provides us with both power and comfort.
High in the Rocky Mountains... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
High in the Rocky Mountains, there is a place of great geographical significance -- a location marke
Jeremiah's life was on the... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Jeremiah's life was on the line, and he was willing to die for the truth of his message.
Do statues stand firm? Does... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Do statues stand firm? Does Rodin's statue of the "Thinker" think?
Every person has faith. Also... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Every person has faith. Also, every person has fears.

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'just As You Did It To The One Of The Least Of These' -- Luke 13:31-35, Philippians 3:17--4:1, Luke 13:31-35, Psalm 27 -- Carter Shelley -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Even though all of us at times experience life as a "vale of tears," we in the First World realize t

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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
Bill Thomas
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Bonnie Bates
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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James Evans
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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