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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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All Saints Day

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Luke 19:1-10 Commentary

by Meda Stamper

Following on last week’s parable, we find another story of a tax collector and a sinner and of God’s intention to seek and to save the lost.

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1st Reading

Isaiah 1:10-18 Commentary

by Corrine Carvalho

Scandals: they are part of human experience, and, unfortunately, churches are not immune to them.

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Alt. 1st Reading

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

by Karl Jacobson

“I resolved to expound this prophet Habakkuk so that he, too, may finally come to light and that his contents may be learned…”

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Psalm

Psalm 32:1-7 Commentary

by Fred Gaiser

Who knew? The ancient psalmist was a clinical therapist, saying in effect, “Don’t hold in your pain, or it will eat you alive!”

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2nd Reading

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

by Mariam Kamell

When I was young, a cousin and I were pen pals for about four years.

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Zacchaeus and the Reformation

by David Lose

November 03, 2013

Author's note: Because I am writing on the All Saints' passage this year, Working Preacher, I've posted here the commentary I wrote on the Zaccheaus passage three years ago. ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

Brainwave 320 - Lectionary Texts for November 3, 2013

November 03, 2013

Discussion on texts for the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost: (Gospel) Luke 19:1-10; (1st Reading) Isaiah 1:10-18; (Semi-continuous 1st Reading) Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Psalm 32:1-7; (2nd Reading) 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12. A separate podcast (Sermon Brainwave 321) is available for All Saints texts.

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