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Oaks of Righteousness
Author

Alan Fadling
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Scripture

Isaiah 61:3, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Psalm 1:3, John 15:5, Galatians 5:22-23, Colossians 2:6-7, Hebrews 6:12
In his excellent book, An Unhurried Life, Alan Fadling contrasts our overly busy lives with a vision of the kingdom from Isaiah chapter 61: Isaiah envisioned a kingdom in which those people in need ...
liturgy

Almighty and eternal God, we adore You
Author

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 6:1-3, Exodus 3:1-12 , Amos 5:21-24, Matthew 22:37-40 , Ephesians 6:10-18 , Psalm 27:1-3
Pastor: Almighty and eternal God, we adore You as the God and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus, and with the whole Church on earth and all the hosts of heaven we ascribe to You honor and blessing...
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A Shift into Chaos
Author

The Pastor's Workshop
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Scripture

Micah 5:2, Luke 2:4-7, Matthew 2:16-18, John 1:46, Isaiah 61:3, Matthew 5:1-20, Isaiah 5:20
It is remarkable that a word like ‘Bethlehem’, forever connected to the birth of our savior, could be transformed into a symbol of confusion and chaos. Yet, this is precisely what happened. St. Mary o...
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Ash Wednesday and St. Valentine
Author

Scott B. Bullock
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Scripture

Psalm 107:null, John 21:15-19, Ruth 1:16-17, Matthew 22:37-39, Isaiah 61:3, Romans 5:8
A Valentine’s Day Tradition What better way to say, “I love you,” than passing your beloved some sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, and glycerin wrapped in a chalkly Necco wafer heart? Maybe some of you re...
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Author

Stanley Kunitz
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Scripture

Romans 5:3-4, Lamentations 3:31-32, Psalm 73:26, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 11:28-30, Isaiah 61:3
How shall my heart be reconciled to its feast of losses?
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The Christmas Gift
Author

Andy Cook
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Scripture

Isaiah 61:3, John 11:32-35, Romans 8:28, Genesis 37:50, James 1:17, Romans 6:23 , 1 Corinthians 12:28
A preaching professor at Harvard University tells the story of the year his 5-year-old son was working on an art project in his kindergarten class. It was made of plaster, resembled nothing in particu...
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A Day in the Life of Someone Living with Depression
Author

Ryan Casey Waller
Keywords
- Depression
- Mental Health
Scripture

Psalm 13:1-2, Isaiah 61:3, Romans 8:26, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Psalm 34:18
Depression takes so many forms. Here’s how it looked for me today: All day I felt like a failure. An unending loop played in my head telling me that I have failed everyone in my life who loves me. My ...
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Times of Crisis: Reappraising and Rebuilding Lives
Author

Jared Diamond
Keywords
Scripture

Psalm 34:18, Romans 12:15, John 11:35, Isaiah 61:3, 2 Corinthians 1:4, Lamentations 3:32
On November 28, 1942, a fire broke out and spread rapidly through an overcrowded Boston nightclub called Cocoanut Grove (the owner’s spelling), whose sole exit became blocked. A total of 492 people di...
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Why Such a Clean Room?
Author

Luke Norsworthy
Keywords
- Control
Scripture

Proverbs 3:5-6, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Matthew 5:4, Isaiah 61:3, Psalm 34:18
In Luke Norsworthy’s book, God over Good , he describes the curiosity of a new friend whose bedroom was, to use his own words, “immaculate.” At the time this seemed strange, but in hindsight, and wit...
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Getting to the Image
Author

Brian Zahnd
Keywords
Scripture

Romans 12:2, Galatians 6:1, Proverbs 9:10, James 1:4, Isaiah 61:3
Think of an ancient icon of Christ. Imagine that a thousand-year-old Christ Pantocrator painted on a wooden panel is discovered in some forgotten monastery. The image of Christ is there, but it’s cove...
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Digging Down Deep
Author

Bianca Juarez Olthoff
Keywords
Scripture

John 15:5, Proverbs 12:3, Isaiah 61:3, Matthew 13:5-6, Ephesians 3:17-19
I’m more of an aboveground type of girl, as in, I like the stuff you can see. Flowers, trees, and vegetation symbolize life, growth, and transformation. The problem with focusing on external manifesta...
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Transformed by an Elevator
Author

Owen Bourgaize
Keywords
Scripture

Colossians 3:10, Galatians 2:20, Isaiah 61:3, John 3:3, Philippians 1:6, Ezekiel 36:26
A family from a remote area was making their first visit to a big city. They checked in to a grand hotel and stood in amazement at the impressive sight. Leaving the reception desk they came to the ele...
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Author

Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
Keywords
- Beauty
- Goodness
Scripture

Isaiah 43:19, Song of Solomon 4:7, Philippians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Psalm 147:3, Isaiah 61:3
If the too obvious, too straight branches of Truth and Good are crushed or amputated and cannot reach the light—yet perhaps the . . . unexpected branches of Beauty will make their way through and soar...
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Author

Christopher Marlowe
Keywords
- Beauty
- Goodness
Scripture

Titus 2:7, Isaiah 61:3, 1 Peter 3:4, Romans 12:21, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Exodus 33:19
Goodness is beauty in the best estate.
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Author

Dallas Willard
Keywords
Scripture

Revelation 21:23, Colossians 3:12, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Titus 2:11-12, Isaiah 61:3, Philippians 4:8, Psalm 27:4
If your salvation does not include living with God in beauty, truth, and goodness, it’s going to be a very dry haul. And so much of our difficulty today for Christians in this world, and for the world...
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Author

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Scripture

Ecclesiastes 3:11, Song of Solomon 4:7, Romans 10:15, Isaiah 61:3, Proverbs 31:30
Beauty will save the world.
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Author

Gerard Manley Hopkins
Keywords
- Beauty
Scripture

Romans 10:15, Isaiah 61:3, Proverbs 31:30, 1 Peter 3:4, Zephaniah 6:3
Glory be to God for dappled things.
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Author

Hans Urs von Balthasar
Keywords
- Beauty
Scripture

Ephesians 2:8, Isaiah 61:3, Psalm 95:6, Revelation 4:11, Mark 6:51-52, Psalm 19:1, Genesis 1:31
A moment of grace lies in all beauty: it shows itself to me far beyond what I have a right to expect, which is why we feel astonishment and adoration.
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Author

Helen Keller
Keywords
- Beauty
- Delight
Scripture

Isaiah 61:3, Psalm 45:8, Philippians 4:8, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Ephesians 5:2, Proverbs 27:9
Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same."
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Author

John O'Donohue
Keywords
- Beauty
Scripture

Isaiah 33:17, Psalm 90:17, Philippians 4:8, Song of Solomon 2:10-12, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Isaiah 6:13, Ecclesiastes 3:11
When we lose sight of beauty our struggle becomes tired and functional. When we expect and engage the Beautiful, a new fluency is set free within us and between us. The heart becomes rekindled and our...
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Author

Laura Sobiech
Keywords
- Beauty
- Hope
Scripture

Romans 8:18, Philippians 4:6-7, Psalm 30:5, 1 Peter 5:10, James 1:2-4, Isaiah 61:3, Romans 5:3-5
“[Zach] had gone from seeing beauty in the midst of suffering to creating it. He had taken this thing that could have suffocated him with despair and stripped it down until all that was left was hope....
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Author

Miguel de Cervantes
Keywords
Scripture

Psalm 27:4, Philippians 4:8, Genesis 1:31, Isaiah 61:3, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Proverbs 31:30, Psalm 45:11
It is the prerogative and charm of beauty to win hearts.
Quote
Keywords
- Beauty
Scripture

Matthew 6:28-29, 1 Peter 3:3-4, Proverbs 31:30, Genesis 1:31, Isaiah 61:3, Song of Solomon 4:7
Beauty is that which, when seen, pleases.
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In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
Author

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
Keywords
Scripture

Revelation 7:10, 12, Daniel 7:13-14, Isaiah 6:1-3, Psalm 96:1-4, Revelation 7:9-12, Philippians 2:9-11
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Pastor: With all the host of heaven, from every nation, in every language, we cry out: People:...
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Scripture Guide Isaiah 61:1-4;8-11
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 61:1-4, Isaiah 40:null, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Luke 4:18-19
Ancient lens What's the historical context? Living as Captives Our text today matches, at least in part, last week’s lectionary passage (Isaiah 40). Just as in Isaiah 40, a message of comfort...
liturgy

Father of all mercies, the visitation of Your Son
Author

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
Keywords
- The Incarnation
- Advent
Scripture

Luke 1:46-55, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, John 14:1-3, Psalm 34:18, Isaiah 61:1-3
Pastor: Father of all mercies, the visitation of Your Son has enlightened the darkness of our hearts and every corner of creation. Hear us as we pray in His name and according to His will. O Mos...
lectionary

Third Sunday of Advent
Author

Scott B. Bullock
Keywords
Scripture

Psalm 126:null, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, John 1:6-8, 19-28, Psalm 126:, Psalm 126:1, Ezra 3:12, Luke 19:41-44, Isaiah 40:1-5, Malachi 3:1, Isaiah 53:3, John 1:11, Isaiah 53:4, Psalm 22:null, 1 Corinthians 15:20
Advent 2023: Make some noise! Echoes of a Dream AIM commentary Ancient lens What's the historical context? A Song Celebrating the Return from Babylonian Exile The book of Ezra recount...
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Third Sunday of Advent
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 61:1-4, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, John 1:6-9, 19-28, Psalm 126:, Isaiah 40:null, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Luke 4:18-19
Advent 2020: Tear Down the Heavens Dressed in Righteousness Updated & expanded for 2023 AIM Commentary Ancient lens What's the historical context? Living as Captives Our text t...
lectionary

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Author

Bud Thoreen
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 1:1, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Luke 12:32-40, Psalm 33:12-22, Isaiah 6:1-13, Isaiah 9:2-7, Isaiah 11:2-9, Isaiah 38:1-9, Isaiah 49:1-7, Isaiah 50:4-9, Isaiah 52:13-15, Isaiah 53:1-12
AIM Commentary Ancient Lens “ What’s the historical context?” Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled A contemporary commentator ends each daily program with these words, “Let not your hearts be trou...
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Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Author

Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Keywords
Scripture

Luke 5:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-8, 9-13, Luke 5:1-11, Psalm 138:, Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20, Isaiah 6:1-8, Jeremiah 16:14-21, Jeremiah 16:16
Preaching Commentary Peter's and Isaiah's Confessions Jesus calling the disciples from their fishing appears in Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20, and Luke 5:1-11. Yet only Luke makes the beaut...

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