For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, [asking] that according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith–that you, being rooted and...
Dorcas, Dinah, or Delilah? (Who are You?) Story Lectionary 9 September 2018 The Story of Dinah and Schechem (Genesis 34) The Story of the Saving of Moses by Batya (Bithiah), Daughter of Pharaoh (Exodus 1-2) The Story of Samson and Delilah (Judges 16) The Story of Ruth...
The Art of the Heal Lectionary 9 September 2018 16th Sunday After Pentecost Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 Psalm 125 James 2:1-10 (11-13), 14-17 Mark 7:24-37 Text to Life Back in the late sixties there was a kind of “hippie-yippee,” hallelujah, hootenanny Christian...
In the scriptures, even names can be metaphors in the scripture story. Place names and the names of people are frequently meshed especially in the Hebrew scriptures. These names describe characteristics about the person or/and the place that will become important to...
You, O Lord, have called us to watch and pray. Therefore, whatever may be the sin against which we pray, make us careful to watch against it, and so have reason to expect that our prayers will be answered. In order to perform this duty aright, grant us...
