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Alonzo, Jorge. Soon for the harvest..., from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, Tenn.  Original source.

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Third Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Mark 4:26-34 Commentary

by James Boyce

The opening line of Mark’s gospel announces its theme about as directly as it gets: it’s about the “good news of Jesus Christ the Son of God.”

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1st Reading

Ezekiel 17:22-24 Commentary

by Tyler Mayfield

Three seemingly random verses plucked from the middle of the book of Ezekiel.

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Alt. 1st Reading

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 Commentary

by Roger Nam

“Samuel then went to Ramah” (1 Samuel 15:34; 16:13).

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Psalm

Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 Commentary

by Scott Shauf

The superscription for Psalm 92 declares it to be “a song for the Sabbath day.”

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2nd Reading

2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17 Commentary

by Lois Malcolm

What gives us the courage to do the right thing -- to act on what our conscience calls us to do -- when we know that we often will not be rewarded for it in this life?

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A Life in Parables

by Karoline Lewis

June 14, 2015

Parables -- they’re not just for Jesus anymore.

The reality is, our lives are full of parables, or, you might say, life is parabolic. I suppose Jesus knew this truth very ...

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SB422 - Third Sunday after Pentecost (Ordinary 11)

June 14, 2015

Discussion on texts for Third Sunday after Pentecost (Ordinary 11; June 14, 2015): (Gospel) Mark 4:26-34; (First Reading) Ezekiel 17:22-24; (Semicontinuous First Reading) 1 Samuel 15:34--16:13; Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15; (Second Reading) 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17.

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