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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Luke 17:5-10 Commentary

by Ira Brent Driggers

This week’s reading contains a couple of potentially difficult metaphors.

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1st Reading

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Commentary

by Jin H. Han

Habakkuk protests to God unlike protagonists of Greek classical literature who accept the deity’s design without questioning (for example, Oedipus Rex).

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Alt. 1st Reading

Lamentations 1:1-6 Commentary

by Anathea Portier-Young

Theologically speaking, the book of Lamentations covers a lot of ground.

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Psalm

Psalm 37:1-9 Commentary

by Kelly J. Murphy

From its opening lines, Psalm 37 closely resembles the didactic tone of the book of Proverbs.

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2nd Reading

2 Timothy 1:1-14 Commentary

by Karl Jacobson

Second Timothy begins—as New Testament letters often do—with a greeting, an expression of gratitude, and a prayer.

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How Long, O Lord?

by Kathryn M. Schifferdecker

October 06, 2019

I know it is the custom in this column to focus on the Gospel text, but this week I’m going to focus primarily on the Old Testament reading from Habakkuk. Not just because ...

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Sermon Brainwave Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #683 - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 27)

October 06, 2019

Discussion on texts for Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - Ordinary 27 (Oct. 6, 2019). Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for Working Preacher.

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