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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

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Gospel Reading

Mark 6:14-29 Commentary

by Cláudio Carvalhaes

[Editor’s note: The author has read this text from the perspective of an immigrant, pairing the events of the gospel reading with the events of our time, imagining the gospel taking into account our ...

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1st Reading

Amos 7:7-15 Commentary

by Elaine James

Prophets are unpopular, and Amos is no exception.

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Alt. 1st Reading

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 Commentary

by Samuel Giere

Since the pulp-patron saint of archaeologists, Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr., appeared on the cinematic scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1984), the ark of God has played a role in popular imagination ...

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Psalm

Psalm 85:8-13 Commentary

by Beth L. Tanner

Reflecting on Psalm 85:8-13 without the first 13 verses is akin to a liturgy that omits the call and prayer of confession, moving instead straight to the assurance of pardon.1

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2nd Reading

Ephesians 1:3-14 Commentary

by Scott Shauf

Ephesians 1:3-14 begins with the pronouncement of a blessing upon God in response to the abundant ways in which God has blessed us (verse 3).

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Dear Working Preacher

Beheading the Gospel

by Karoline Lewis

July 15, 2018

Here’s the thing, Dear Working Preachers. We all know that Mark’s Gospel is the Reader’s Digest Condensed Version of the Jesus’ story. It’s the shortest. ...

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SB614 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 15)

July 15, 2018

Discussion on texts for Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (July 15, 2018): (Gospel) Mark 6:14-29; (First Reading) Amos 7:7-15; (Semi-continuous First Reading) 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Psalm 85:8-13; (Second Reading) Ephesians 1:3-14. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., for WorkingPreacher.org.

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