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June felt that her fifth... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
June felt that her fifth-grade Sunday school class was slighted because it was given the only classr
Making decisions in the dark... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
Making decisions in the dark can lead to some regrettable consequences.
In his book, An Anthropologist... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
In his book, An Anthropologist on Mars, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells about Virgil, a man wh
Imagine a game of blind... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
Imagine a game of blind-man's bluff at the edge of a pool.
Imagine the glory of God... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
Imagine the glory of God filling your heart, driving away all negative or painful thoughts and feeli
Nothing is more surprising than... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
Nothing is more surprising than the rise of the new within ourselves.
Pliny the Elder was a... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
Pliny the Elder was a Roman writer who lived during the same time period as Jesus.
A new church was started... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
A new church was started with the hope of attracting young people in their twenties and thirties.
On June 11, 1962, three... -- Mark 2:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2008
On June 11, 1962, three men went through the roof, only not down through the roof, but up.
After lunch we decided to... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2003
After lunch we decided to go to the beach.
It doesn't get any better... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2003
"It doesn't get any better than this!" Remember that ad on television a few years ago?
The paintings of Jacques-Louis... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2003
The paintings of Jacques-Louis David served to fuel the intensity of the French Revolution among the
When Catherine Zeta-Jones, wife... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2003
When Catherine Zeta-Jones, wife of Michael Douglas, was asked what she liked about stardom, she desc
Stealth aircraft operate on the... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2003
Stealth aircraft operate on the principle of failing to reflect radar emissions.
Most people would say that... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2003
Most people would say that bicycle racing is an individual sport.
There are a series of... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2003
There are a series of caves near the little town of Warsaw, Ontario.
Paul knew his teaching would... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6<br> -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2003
Paul knew his teaching would be greeted by some with indifference.
In ancient times people believed... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2000
In ancient times people believed that being up high was getting closer to God.
Life can be so surprising... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2000
Life can be so surprising.
Tom had been an ordinary... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2000
Tom had been an ordinary student. Good but not great grades. Popular but not overly so.
The first question asked of... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2000
The first question asked of someone desiring baptism in the United Methodist Church is this: "Do you
As the Nazis were moving... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2000
As the Nazis were moving into the Netherlands, a Dutch theologian named Henry Kramer met with a grou
I asked members of a... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2000
I asked members of a Bible study group to imagine that they were witnessing the dying of Jesus on a
It is estimated that each... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2000
It is estimated that each week about fifty million people watch television talk shows.
When John Barrymore, the famous... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 2000
When John Barrymore, the famous Shakespearean actor, was starring in Hamlet on Broadway, the then-eq

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When A Cloud Overshadows You... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Janice B. Scott -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
In his now famous book, Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt tells the story of his miserable
Utter Confidence? -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Janice B. Scott -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Despite all the awful disciplinary problems there seem to be in many high schools today, the

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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, 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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(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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