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«May 20, 2012»
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"Peaceable Kingdom," John August Swanson.  Used by permission from the artist.

Image © by John August Swanson.  Artwork held in the Luther Seminary Fine Arts Collection, St. Paul, Minn.

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Gospel Reading

John 17:6-19 Commentary

by James Boyce

The hour approaches and along with it the glory of both the Father and the Son as Jesus prays on behalf of those to whom the Father has authorized him to "give eternal life."

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1st Reading

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Commentary

by Jacob Myers

Our lection today is the first recorded faith crisis of the Early Church: What to do with the betrayer, Judas.

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Psalm

Psalm 1 Commentary

by Mark Throntveit

"Why do they keep messing with my Bible?"

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2nd Reading

1 John 5:9-13 Commentary

by Audrey West

1 John offers a Twitter version of John 3:16 as the central claim of this week's text: "God gave us eternal life, and this life is in God's Son." (1 John 5:11b).

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Dear Working Preacher

The Other Lord's Prayer

by David Lose

May 20, 2012

Dear Working Preacher,

I'll ask you again to do both me and you a favor by reading just beyond the bounds of the appointed lectionary passage. A few weeks ago I asked you to start ...

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Brainwave 235 - Lectionary Texts for May 20, 2012

May 20, 2012

Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Easter 7: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26, Psalm 1 (6), 1 John 5:9-13, John 17:6-19

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