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Sixth Sunday of Easter

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Mary Donovan Turner
Chapter 16 of Acts gives a description of Timothy, whose mother was Jewish; his father was a Greek. Because Timothy was a strong believer with a good reputation, Paul invited him to travel with him.The geography of their travels is fascinating. In this short chapter Paul visits Derbe, Lystra, the region of Phyrgia, Galatia, and Troas. He and those with him bypass Mysia and Bithynia, which the... Read more...

Philip L. Culbertson
Joel 1:4 mentions the tough time that Israel was having, plagued with invasions of locusts and grasshoppers. Those from a farming background will be particularly sympathetic. In Joel 2, God promises that a future day is coming when people will no longer suffer in the way that they have in the past, but instead, God will replace scarcity and suffering with abundance and rejoicing. This provision... Read more...

David L. Tiede
All three lectionaries cite passages from the middle chapters of Acts of the Apostles as the first reading appointed for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, but each selection is different. Since Acts is a large book by biblical standards (Luke and Acts together comprise about one-third of the length of the New Testament), it is difficult to sustain a sense for the literary whole when only excerpts can... Read more...

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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