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Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time / Proper 27
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Beverly A. Zink-Sawyer
As we move toward the close of the liturgical year, we encounter texts that speak of our ultimate hope in the promised day of the Lord and ways in which we can live faithfully in the meantime. We are reminded that we are not to be concerned about the details of the Lord's coming—neither its timing nor form. Instead, we are to continue to live out our promises to God and others.
By this point in... Read more...
Robert Kysar
What does God have planned for creation? Most of these readings focus on that final "Day of Lord," what it will bring, and what we are asked to do in the interim.
The conclusion of the book of Joshua is the creation of a new covenant between the people and Yahweh at Shechem. The covenant is based simply on all that God has done in freeing the people from slavery and leading them into their new... Read more...
John Paul Heil
As we approach the conclusion of the liturgical year, the focus becomes readiness for the final coming of our Lord Jesus Christ—whether at the end of time or the end of our lives. The scriptures urge us to be prepared by eliminating any false gods from our lives and re-committing ourselves to the one and only God, by working for social justice, and by pursuing the instruction of God's wisdom.... Read more...
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A View from the Hill: Editor's Weblog
David B. Lott
Editor of New Proclamation
The Ascension of Our Lord /
Seventh Sunday of Easter
May 25/May 28, 2006
The texts that become the focus for your preaching this week will depend in large part in how (and if) your congregation celebrates the Ascension. Some churches will commemorate this festival on its designated day, May 25. Others will take the "moveable feast" option and celebrate it on Sunday, rather than continue the Easter progression... Read more...
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