Month: Jan 2014
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Tracking the Radical Jesus – Matthew 5:1-12 Epiphany 4 / Ordinary 4
Matthew 5:1-12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. “Blessed…
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Nest or Nets? Matthew 4:12–23 Epiphany 3A /Ordinary 3
Matthew 4:12–23 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the…
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Whipped up enough to pour yourself out?- Narrative Lectionary John 2:13-25
John 2:13–25 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He…
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How did John see the Spirit anyway? – Epiphany 2 / Ordinary 2
John 1:29-42 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him;…
The Listening Hermit 