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"Two Sons," James Janknegt.  Used by permission from the artist.

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

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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Luke 10:38-42 Commentary

by Marilyn Salmon

Several years ago a church in our area was named Saints Martha and Mary, because, as the developer said, it was going to take both Marys and Marthas for the new church to grow.

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1st Reading

Genesis 18:1-10a Commentary

by Jacqueline E. Lapsley

This passage (Genesis 18:1-10) has literally become iconic: the fifteenth century Russian icon by Andrey Rublev that depicts the three visitors to Abraham as a type of the Holy Trinity appears as a now-familiar ...

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Alt. 1st Reading

Amos 8:1-12 Commentary

by Samuel Giere

"Silence!" is the Lord's command to Amos.1

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Psalm

Psalm 15 Commentary

by Craig A. Satterlee

A Response to the First Reading

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2nd Reading

Colossians 1:15-28 Commentary

by Karl Jacobson

As Dean Wormer said, "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life."1

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Dear Working Preacher

Mary, Martha, and My Dad

by David Lose

July 18, 2010

Dear Working Preacher,

As you well know, there are few passages that have caused more consternation among Christians than this one. It almost feels like a set up -- an intentional ...

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Brainwave 126: Lectionary Texts for 18 July 2010

July 18, 2010

Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose and Matt Skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost.

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