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lectionary

16th Sunday after Pentecost

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1 Timothy 6:6-19, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Deuteronomy 6:5, Deuteronomy 5:21, Isaiah 1:23, Joshua 1:7, Psalm 62:9-10, Matthew 7:24-25, Luke 12:15, Luke 12:32-34

AIM Commentary Ageless Wisdom If you are reading this as a pastor, teacher or preacher, I want you to jot down how old you are here _________. If you wrote a number less than 30 know this letter...

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Fourth Sunday of Advent

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Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.

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Romans 1:1-17, Isaiah 7:10-16, Matthew 1:18-21, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, Deuteronomy 22:23-27, Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 53:3

Sometimes, even if we're "doing everything right," life just turns upside down and we're left scrambling to find our footing. This is one of those stories. In Luke's gospel, ...

liturgy

The good news in Christ is that when we face

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Luke 15:11-32, Romans 8:1, 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Joshua 1:9, Psalm 103:12

Leader: The good news in Christ is that when we face ourselves and God with the awareness of our need, we are given grace to grow, and courage to continue the journey. Friends, believe the good news o...

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The Embodiment of their Hopes

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Alan Jacobs

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Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 40:29-31, Romans 8:37, Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 31:24, 1 Timothy 6:12

I have been reading Julian Jackson’s biography of Charles de Gaulle — it’s exceptional, so far — and I find myself meditating on a story Jackson tells near the beginning of the book. In June of 1940, ...

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Florence Nightingale

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Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 27:1, Joshua 1:9, 2 Timothy 1:7, Romans 8:15, 1 John 4:18, Deuteronomy 31:6

How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.