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2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

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God's justice -- Joel 2:23-32, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, Luke 18:9-14 -- Reformation Sunday - C -- 1998
Last week, the Gospel lesson and the Second Reading were in perfect sync, sounding a call to persist
Judges and Judgment -- Zephaniah 3:1-9, Luke 18:9-14, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Reformation Sunday - A
By taking a swatch of Scripture here and there, many have created much confusion when it comes to ta
What God wants -- Joel 2:23-32, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, Luke 18:9-14, Psalm 65 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
In 2000, Mel Gibson played a character named Nick Marshall in the movie What Women Want.

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Every afternoon during the years... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Reformation Sunday - C -- 1998
Every afternoon during the years of my childhood I would wave good-bye to my father.
In a classic book, Dictionary... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
In a classic book, Dictionary of Last Words, the late Professor Edward LeCompte of Columbia U
Henry Palmerston was prime minister... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Henry Palmerston was prime minister of Great Britain.
On a mission trip to... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
On a mission trip to Washington, D.C., a high school youth group got the chance to see the results o
Joan's father pounded it into... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Joan's father pounded it into her head: "Finish what you start." Joan did, not always because she wa
The young woman was dumbfounded... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
The young woman was dumbfounded. How could this be happening?
Jack was dying. He'd fought... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Jack was dying. He'd fought a long and losing battle with cancer. Now his time was limited.
I have never met anyone... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
I have never met anyone like him. Old Joe, I mean.
In 1870, a minister was... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
In 1870, a minister was assigned to a desolate and rowdy mining camp in California.
It takes real maturity to... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
It takes real maturity to declare that departure time has come.
Verse 8 resurrected the following... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
Verse 8 resurrected the following childhood memory.
As John lay sprawled out... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
As John lay sprawled out on the sofa watching the football game on TV, those flashbacks of earlier y
On the eve of the... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
On the eve of the election in November of 1916, Woodrow Wilson gathered with a few friends and relat
Paul dead is still Paul... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Reformation Sunday - A
Paul dead is still Paul, but Paul forsaking his faith to gain a bit more time on earth is a Paul dis
Paul was nearing his rendezvous... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Reformation Sunday - A
Paul was nearing his rendezvous with death when he wrote 2 Timothy.
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