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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Proper 7
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Henry G. Brinton
God speaks to long-suffering Job out of a whirlwind in chapter 38, offering a set of challenging questions that engage Job in a theological dialogue: "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? … Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb? … Have you entered into the springs of the sea, or walked in the recesses of the deep?" (38:4, 8, 16). Observes Old... Read more...
Matthew L. Skinner
No one can encounter God and expect to resume life unchanged. Several of today's readings suggest that God's claim upon our lives brings with it significant discomfort, as God conforms us through Christ and the dynamic activity of the Word of God. To live in this world is to encounter fearful situations, and this fact requires us to cultivate a theological vision that can discern and embrace the... Read more...
L. William Countryman
The lectionaries use the second reading and Gospel during the Sundays after Pentecost as an opportunity for reading portions of the New Testament in course. They make no particular attempt to coordinate between the two.
Until recently, they have selected a first reading from the scriptures of Israel to complement one of the New Testament readings. The present reading from Job, for example, with... 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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