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Why Not Ask Him?
Luke 12:13-21 – The 11th Sunday after Pentecost – for Sunday, July 31, 2016 “Someone from the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.’” (Luke 12:13) The guy...
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Jesus and the World’s Last Gasp
Luke 12:32-40 – The 12th Sunday after Pentecost – for Sunday, August 7, 2016 “You also must be ready, because the Human One is coming at a time when you don’t expect him.” (Luke 12:40) What is the best...
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Words Become Flames
Luke 12:49-56 – The 13th Sunday after Pentecost – for Sunday, August 14, 2016 “I came to cast fire upon the earth. How I wish that it was already ablaze . . .” (Luke 12:49) Division… On the morning I...
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The Invitation
Luke 13:10-17 – The 14th Sunday after Pentecost – for Sunday, August 21, 2016 The synagogue leader, incensed that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded . . .” (Luke 13:14) The synagogue leader...
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I Hate You
Luke 14:25-33 – The 16th Sunday after Pentecost – for Sunday, September 4, 2016 “Whoever comes to me and doesn’t hate father and mother, spouse and children, and brothers and sisters—yes, even one’s...
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Don’t Samaritan Lives Matter?
Luke 17:11-19 – The 21st Sunday after Pentecost – for Sunday, October 9, 2016 “No one returned to praise God except this foreigner?” (Luke 17:18) First it was ten men in Luke 17:11-19 Then, as Luke...
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Waking Up to Another (and Another) Death in America
From 1992’s Unforgiven.* It was a week of bullets. Like last week. Like last year. Like last decade. And the decade before that. Like when a Democrat was president. Like when a Republican was...
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Boiling Down the Commandments
In Mel Brooks’ 1981 film History of the World-Part 1, Moses strides down the mountain with three stone tablets. “God gave us fifteen—” Oops! Moses (played of course by Brooks) dropped one. It...
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For Where Your Bling Is…
Jesus was not a cardiologist. And yet, I would guess that many modern cardiologists, along with the majority of people, would agree with this long-ago statement from Matthew 6:21: For where your...
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The Bike Guy’s Advice
Sharing a smoke during the 1927 Tour de France. Really? Really . . . “Don’t forget to fasten your seatbelt.” I recall waiting at the red light. The driver next to me had leaned out of his window to...
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