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"Peaceable Kingdom," John August Swanson.  Used by permission from the artist.

Image © by John August Swanson.  Artwork held in the Luther Seminary Fine Arts Collection, St. Paul, Minn.

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Gospel Reading

Mark 1:1-8 Commentary

by Paul S. Berge

To an observant reader, one notes that the first verse in the gospel of Mark does not contain a main verb: "The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God" (1:1).

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1st Reading

Isaiah 40:1-11 Commentary

by Samuel Giere

With these opening words of Second Isaiah (chapters 40-55), the prophet offers a balm for the festering wounds of exile.

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Psalm

Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 Commentary

by Rolf Jacobson

The psalm assigned for last week (Advent 1) included a thrice-repeated refrain that included the petition, "Restore us, O God" (80:3, 7, 19).

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2nd Reading

2 Peter 3:8-15a Commentary

by L. Ann Jervis

The believers to whom Peter writes have, in his view, two interrelated problems: they doubt the coming of Christ and they are drawn to immoral living.

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December 07, 2008

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