Tag: scripture
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Community Prayers – Prayer for the Ephesians
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I found myself reading through the daily lectionary texts for today’s date and feeling drawn in by the Ephesians reading for today. The writer of Ephesians writes this prayer for the community in Ephesus, and it got me thinking about what community […]
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Reading is Fundamental – Literature, Learning, & Faith
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To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. Daniel 1:17a For the Hebrew hero Daniel and his friends in the book of Daniel, reading, literature, and learning. The writer of the book of […]
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Beloved, Broken, Bearers
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I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be beloved, broken, bearers of God’s love. This wondering has come up for me because of the conference I attended last week, but also because of our upcoming education series.This coming Sunday […]
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Pastor Explains: Revised Common Lectionary
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Our congregation, for the most part, uses the “Revised Common Lectionary“, to choose our readings for each Sunday worship. You can read about the history and other frequently asked questions on the RCL here. But for this edition of “Pastor Explains”, I’d like […]
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#metoo – Lifting voices
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“Me too.” ~Hagar (Gen 21), Bilhah (Gen 30), Dinah (Gen 34), Tamar (Gen 38), Bathsheba (2 Sm 11), Tamar II (2 Sm 13), Unnamed Woman (Jgs 19-21), and countless more On October 15th, a saddening trend began on Twitter and Facebook. I […]
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Pastor Explains – Gospel in Scripture
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John – That’s all you Need Right? Luther on Reading Gospel Need some help reading the Bible? Me too, no need to be ashamed. I grew up in church. I grew up with the Bible sitting on my […]