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Second Sunday in Lent
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Margaret Aymer
Genesis 15 poses several challenges for interpretation: challenges of textual integrity, translation, and interpretation. But it offers some interesting insights also, insights about the nature and faithfulness of God.To start, Genesis 15 is not one text; rather, scholars have shown that Genesis 15:1-6 and 7-21 are two separate night scenes (vv. 5, 17) interrupted by a sunset (v. 12). This has... Read more...
Timothy Shapiro
The texts for the Second Sunday in Lent tell of promise and danger. God promises Abram a child and a homeland. Yet in this promise-making there are hints of the difficulty that is ahead for Israel. No good gift is without negative side effects. Psalm 27 sings of salvation and fear. In the Philippians text, Paul considers the glory of God and the humble nature of our bodies. Luke 13:31-35 shows... Read more...
Frederick A. Niedner
In this next stretch of our wilderness sojourn, testing and temptation continue. To whom do we entrust our personal and communal identities and destinies? We hear God's calls to trust and faithfulness, but we also see frightening specters on all sides that we're not sure God has anticipated and accounted for in the resources given us for this journey. In any case, we can't stop now. In the face... 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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