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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Commentary
by Cláudio Carvalhaes
Many Christians don’t have a sense of what a spiritual life is. Is it prayer? Is it reading the Bible? Is it being guided spiritually by someone?
Commentary | Bible Text
Jeremiah 23:1-6 Commentary
by Elaine James
Jeremiah’s critique of leaders is born from his compassion for the people.
2 Samuel 7:1-14a Commentary
by Gennifer Benjamin Brooks
This passage marks an important transition in the story of David and the institution of the Davidic monarchy.
Psalm 23 Commentary
by James K. Mead
Well, here you are, wondering whether to take the leap of faith and make Psalm 23 the text for -- or at least an important element of -- proclamation for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost.1
Ephesians 2:11-22 Commentary
by Brian Peterson
Remembering how we got here is important.
Letting Go
by Karoline Lewis
July 22, 2018
Deserted places are critical places. They are not always comfortable, although here in Mark Jesus seems to imply that they are. But that would be a grand misreading of Jesus’ ...
SB615 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 16)
Discussion on texts for Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (July 22, 2018): (Gospel) Mark 6:30-34, 53-56; (First Reading) Jeremiah 23:1-6; (Semi-continuous First Reading) 2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Psalm 23; (Second Reading) Ephesians 2:11-22. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for WorkingPreacher.org.