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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Luke 16:19-31 Commentary

by Lois Malcolm

As much as we would like to spiritualize the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, it is very difficult to explain away its central message, especially given what Luke has to say about money and possessions ...

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1st Reading

Amos 6:1a, 4-7 Commentary

by Karl Jacobson

When we think of the prophet Amos there is a tendency to emphasize the outsider nature of his prophetic calling. 

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Alt. 1st Reading

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Commentary

by Garrett Galvin

This passage stands out as marking Jeremiah’s centrality to the Old Testament.

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Psalm

Psalm 146 Commentary

by Nancy deClaissé-Walford

Psalm 145 ends with the words, “The praise of the Lord my mouth will speak, and all flesh will bless his holy name for all time and beyond” (145:21).

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2nd Reading

1 Timothy 6:6-19 Commentary

by Christian A. Eberhart

The passage 1 Timothy 6:6-19 deals with true riches.

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On Stretching Parables

by David Lose

September 29, 2013

Dear Working Preacher,

 

One of the things I’ve learned from writing daily devotions over the last eighteen months is that biblical passages stretch further than we ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

Brainwave 314 - Lectionary Texts for September 29, 2013

September 29, 2013

Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose, Rolf Jacobson, and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ordinary 26): Luke 16:19-31; Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 (Semicontinuous); Psalm 146; and 1 Timothy 6:6-19

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