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Lightning Bugs Over The Mudhole -- Psalm 103 -- Kenneth Cauthen -- 1993
The usual way is to speak of the problem of evil.
The Ultimate Wedding Reception -- Revelation 19:9 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
I've been hearing it a lot lately -- something most of you have heard as well.
Faith Is A Referral -- John 1:35-42 -- Glenn Schoonover -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1993
Most couples can remember who introduced them and when. The
The Pointing Table -- Luke 22:7-28, Mark 14:12-26, Matthew 26:17-30 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Part of Jesus' last night with his disciples was spent gathered around a table.
God's Math: Lose Life = Save It -- Mark 8:27-38 -- Robert L. Salzgeber -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1993
When self-preservation is our central aim, we are never safe.
A World News Update -- John 15:9-17 -- Charles Michael Mills -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1993
"Come, Christians, join to sing ... Loud praise of Christ our
The Deacons And The Demons -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Kenneth Cauthen -- 1993
"I don't care what the Bible says." He spoke in anger and exasperation.
Sacraments For Sometimes Secular People -- Matthew 28:19-20 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It has become customary to speak of our time as a secular age.
The Doing Of What You Believe -- Glenn Schoonover -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1993
Hank was an expert fly-fisherman. At least most of the people
The Saving Prayer -- Matthew 26:31-35 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
Once during Dietrich Bonhoeffer's pastorate in London in the 1930s, he was told that certain Roman C
A Formula For Greatness -- Mark 9:30-37 -- Robert L. Salzgeber -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B -- 1993
Following the creation of man and woman, it is not surprising in Genesis 1:28 to find guidelines as
A Few Choice Words -- John 17:6-19 -- Charles Michael Mills -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1993
A few choice words. Jesus prayed these words in his Father's
Risking Spirit -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Mark 14:22-26 -- Kenneth Cauthen -- 1993
A Communion Meditation
Eating And Drinking Toward Spiritual Health -- 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Eating and drinking are two of the most necessary and enjoyable activities of the human experience.
Epiphany 4 -- Mark 1:21-28 -- Glenn Schoonover -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1993
Sister Josephina was another witness to the faith. She served
The Unwanted Cup -- Matthew 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
On the western slopes of the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem, may be seen the lovely Basilic
The Running Man -- Mark 10:17-30 -- Arthur H. Kolsti -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1993
"And as he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him ..." There is an intensit
Mr. Sandman -- John 18:1Ä19:42 -- Charles Michael Mills -- Good Friday - B -- 1993
Mr. Sandman cowers in craven fear near a blazing fire before
Memories, Memories, Memories -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Kenneth Cauthen -- 1993
Reflections For Maundy Thursday
The Bread Of Life -- John 6:35 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Compared to the Palestine of Jesus' day, America is a veritable paradise of physical comfort and a b
The Therapy Of Life -- In The Balance -- Mark 1:29-39 -- Glenn Schoonover -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - B -- 1993
It was a powerful event in the life of Peter's family. His
The Betraying Kiss -- Matthew 26:47-50 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
On a television program prior to the 2000 presidential election, two female journalists were discuss
It's Time To Rediscover The Beatitudes -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- Arthur H. Kolsti -- All Saints Day - B -- 1993
The committee responsible for the wording of the New Revised Standard Version did not replace the fa
The Wilderness Road -- Mark 1:9-15 -- Charles Michael Mills -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1993
Lent comes to our lives every springtime. Lent is the promise
On Using The Bible With Integrity -- Philippians 3:12-16; 4:8-10 -- Kenneth Cauthen -- 1993
It happened in a large department store in Wilmington, Delaware.

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The Immediate Word

Mary Austin
Christopher Keating
Dean Feldmeyer
Thomas Willadsen
George Reed
Katy Stenta
Nazish Naseem
For November 16, 2025:

Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Coffin
Another natural disaster has flattened a number of coastal communities. Despite the weather and major television station warnings, and government disaster preparations, the dystopian destruction nightmare of Luke 21 has decimated another community. Also, it is reasonable to believe that this is not the last year for hurricanes, Tsunami’s, wildfires, mudslides and tornados. They will occur again. However, as weary citizens are interviewed in one group of people with the background of homes in rubble and streets still draining flood waters, they will not leave. This is their home.
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez

Isaiah 65:17-25 and Isaiah 12

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John E. Sumwalt
“The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says the LORD. (v. 25)

A week after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, country singer Toby Keith — who died Feb. 5, 2024 — wrote a patriotic ballad titled “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.” It was filled with populist fighting rhetoric that matched the mood of a nation shaken by the shocking death and destruction of that day.

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John Jamison
Object: A blood pressure monitor. It is actually called a sphygmomanometer, and is pronounced “sfig·mow·muh·naa’·muh·tr”.

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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

The Church of Christ

Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority

The local community

Those who suffer

The communion of saints


These responses may be used:


Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

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Stephen P. McCutchan
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
-- Isaiah 12:3

John W. Clarke
No reading of Luke is complete without coming to realize that Luke is concerned that the world understands that Jesus is the hope of the world and that any teaching that leads away from that fact is a false teaching. No matter what, no matter when, Jesus will be there to give us life.

Scott Suskovic
Whoever does not work should not eat!
-- 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NLT)

Wow! Kind of takes your breath away, doesn't it? Not a lot of ambiguity in that rule. "You don't work, you don't eat." For a religion based on grace, it seems a bit unyielding.

Mark Ellingson
Freedom is such a lovely word, a compelling image. What is freedom? How would you define it? What does it mean to you? Webster's New World Dictionary defines freedom as being exempt from control or from arbitrary restrictions. Freedom is said to be the ability to choose or determine one's own actions.

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