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Sixth Sunday of Easter

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Gospel Reading

John 14:23-29 Commentary

by Elisabeth Johnson

This passage is part of Jesus’ farewell discourse to his disciples on the night before his death, a discourse punctuated by the anxious questions of his disciples about his impending departure.

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John 5:1-9 Commentary

by Elisabeth Johnson

The man healed in this story is perhaps the least willing and the least grateful of all the people Jesus heals in John’s Gospel.

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1st Reading

Acts 16:9-15 Commentary

by Mitzi J. Smith

According to Acts, first the Holy Spirit and then “the Spirit of Jesus” prevented Paul and Silas from speaking in Asia and from entering Bithynia, respectively, resulting in their arrival in ...

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Psalm

Psalm 67 Commentary

by James Limburg

A few weeks ago I was browsing through our local Barnes and Noble bookstore and ran across a thin volume with the title: PRAISE BE TO YOU: Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (Ignatius: San Francisco, ...

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2nd Reading

Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 Commentary

by Micah D. Kiel

The view of the future offered by John of Patmos is beautiful.

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Dear Working Preacher

Resurrection is Companionship

by Karoline Lewis

May 01, 2016

You may have noticed a pattern these last few weeks in the titles and emphases for Dear Working Preacher. “Resurrection is…” and so far, the possibilities have ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

SB481 - Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 01, 2016

Discussion on texts for Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 1, 2016): (Gospel) John 14:23-29 {Alt. Gospel} John 5:1-9; {First Reading} Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; {Second Reading} Revelation 21:10, 22--22:5.

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