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All Flesh Shall See Salvation

Perhaps in past eras it did humans good to lift their eyes beyond the turmoil [...]

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The Look on God’s Face

I know people who dread a stewardship sermon as much as they would a tax [...]

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Fertility under Threat

Fertility of both soil and womb concerned many biblical writers in an era of threat by drought [...]

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Bold Preaching

When you read about the battles between Amos and the court prophets, with whom do you identify? [...]

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We’re Winning

Last month I expressed frustration that despite all we proclaim and do in our churches to bring [...]

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Job’s Unsettled World and Ours

The biblical patriarch Job, a well-respected community leader, is easy [...]

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We’re Losing

We spend so much time and effort on proclamation of the Good News of the love of [...]

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Scriptural Wisdom Makes Ecological Sense

Wisdom rules the September lectionary. Several weeks of Proverbs and [...]

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Bread from Heaven

Food fills the menu in August’s lectionary. Four weeks of Gospel readings explore John 6’s discussions between [...]

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Brought to You by the Letter “O”

I just cannot help being intrigued by things that I [...]