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Palm Sunday: Upside down
What kind of king rides into Jerusalem on a donkey? The upside down kind. Matt Skinner shares [...]
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2025-26 Narrative Lectionary Readings (Year 4 – John) (rev. 2/20/2025)
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Summer 2026 NL readings (rev. 1/8/2026)
2026-27 Narrative Lectionary Readings (Year 1 – Matthew) (rev. 10/10/2025)
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