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"Zacchaeus (Misereor Hunger Cloth - Ethiopia)," Alemayehu Bizuneh.  Used by permission from the artist.

Image © by Alemayehu Bizuneh.  Artwork held in the Luther Seminary Fine Arts Collection, St. Paul, Minn.

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Gospel Reading

Luke 19:1-10 Commentary

by David Lose

How you read and preach this familiar story about Jesus and Zacchaeus hinges almost entirely on how you answer one interpretative question:

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1st Reading

Isaiah 1:10-18 Commentary

by Corrine Carvalho

When I come to church, I do not usually imagine God covering the divine eyes out of disgust for my worship, but this is the exact image this passage places before its readers.

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Alt. 1st Reading

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Commentary

by Richard W. Nysse

The heading for the book of Habakkuk reads: “The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.”

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Psalm

Psalm 32:1-7 Commentary

by J. Dwayne Howell

Psalm 32 is one of the Penitential Psalms (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143).

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2nd Reading

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Commentary

by Erick J. Thompson

In 2 Thessalonians, after the greeting, the author writes, “we must always give thanks.”

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Salvation Today

by Karoline Lewis

October 30, 2016

“Today salvation has come to this house.” Mic drop.

But, of course, not everyone is happy when salvation shows up. Good news for some is not necessarily good news for ...

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SB508 - Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 31)

October 30, 2016

Discussion on texts for Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 31) (Oct. 30, 2016): (Gospel) Luke 19:1-10; (First Reading) Isaiah 1:10-18; (Alternate First Reading) Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Psalm 32:1-7; (Second Reading) 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12.

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