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The reality of Elijah being... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12a -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
The reality of Elijah being taken to heaven by a chariot and horse of fire may be hard to accept, ye
In William Robertson Nicoll's volume... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12a -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
In William Robertson Nicoll's volume of expositions we read this modern adaptation of the relevance
Molly claims she cannot remember... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Molly claims she cannot remember a time when she was not part of the church.
A few years ago, Time... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
A few years ago, Time magazine asked novelist Reynolds Price, who had previously translated t
Phyllis is an older woman... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Phyllis is an older woman who went on a church retreat one weekend.
Perhaps the small group had... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Perhaps the small group had been together for too long.
Don't step on the crack... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
"Don't step on the crack, or you'll break your mother's back." The cracks in a sidewalk mark the tra
While most people grumble as... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
While most people grumble as the days of winter get shorter and shorter, some people sink into a dee
Eight-year-old Nathan is... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Eight-year-old Nathan is all about spies and doing things without anyone noticing.
Warner Sullman's The Head of... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Warner Sullman's The Head of Christ is probably the best known painting of Jesus, at least in
This text raises the question... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
This text raises the question: Where do we see Christ's face today?
Robert Johnson, noted radio preacher... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Robert Johnson, noted radio preacher of The Protestant Hour, in one sermon reflected on the c
As they continued walking and... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
"As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of th
You don't see lepers in... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
You don't see lepers in America.
Written large in the scriptures... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Written large in the scriptures is the affirmation that what we human beings need most desperately i
Gert Behanna, the author of... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Gert Behanna, the author of The Late Liz, tells about a daughter of a New York millionaire w
It was Dale Wasserman who... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
It was Dale Wasserman who gave us the musical version of Don Quixote, Man of LaMancha.
Have you ever watched a... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Have you ever watched a good verbal fight between two people?
Helen Keller is revered as... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Helen Keller is revered as one of the great women of this century.
In Fiddler On The Roof... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
In "Fiddler On The Roof" the big opening musical number is called "Tradition!" Tevye sings of the co
I once knew an individual... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
I once knew an individual who had a very curious, even bizarre, habit.
The humanity of Jesus was... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
The humanity of Jesus was the removal of the veil over the face of God.
When Ronald Reagan and Walter... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
When Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale debated one another on national television last fall, it was s
J. S. Bach, whose 300th... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
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Sometimes God Is There -- So Quickly! -- 2 Kings 2:1-12, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9 -- Carter Shelley -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
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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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