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Several years ago in England... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Several years ago in England, a man wrote to the editor of the British Weekly.
She touches the untouchables. She... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
She touches the untouchables. She picks up the dying off the streets.
What is your net worth... -- Luke 5:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
What is your net worth? Like the famous bucket Hank Williams sang about, does it have a hole in it?
Janet Voinovich, wife of the... -- 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Janet Voinovich, wife of the Governor of Ohio, recently was interviewed.
None of us wears a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
None of us wears a veil that anyone can see. We've grown too sophisticated for that.
Remember in primary school when... -- Luke 5:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Remember in primary school when the teacher would take us to the gymnasium?
Who really believes that life... -- 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Who really believes that life in Christ is more powerful than death?
The St. Louis Globe (February... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
The St.
Fishnets come in basically four... -- Luke 5:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Fishnets come in basically four models: seines, dragnets, cast-nets, and dip-nets.
We can sympathize with Simon... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
We can sympathize with Simon who in effect says to Jesus, "This is just great.
The young boy had gone... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
The young boy had gone miniature golfing with his father and other relatives and was the youngest in
The Apostle Paul testified to... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
The Apostle Paul testified to the wonder and miracle of God's transforming power.
We once had the most... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
We once had the most wonderful vacation with friends.
I'm finally beginning to see... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
"I'm finally beginning to see the light," is not an uncommon phrase.
A lady recently told me... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
A lady recently told me she felt much better about herself since she read a book, published by CSS,
The First Church of Missing... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
The First Church of Missing the Point believed it was on the cutting edge of ministry.
Clay pots (v. 7) were... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Clay pots (v. 7) were the tin cans of the ancient world.
How can you be sure... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
How can you be sure that the precious gem (with the whopping price) in the palm of your hand is real
The agnostic, Robert G. Ingersoll... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
The agnostic, Robert G.
Paul had a very finely... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Paul had a very finely attuned sense of who he was and whose he was.
In the process of delivering... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
In the process of delivering the earliest written record of the Resurrection of Christ, Paul not onl
Alice Walker in The Color... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Alice Walker in The Color Purple reveals a realistic picture of the pain, violence and suffer
And a voice came out... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
"And a voice came out of the cloud ..." (Luke 9:35)
During the first meeting with... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
During the first meeting with her director for a weekend retreat, a young woman received but a singl
Don't let anyone kid you... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Don't let anyone kid you --growing up has never been easy.

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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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