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2024-09-15T20:36:24-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 18 – September 22, 2024

Last updated on: September 15, 2024 at 8:36 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 22, 2024 Proverbs 31:1-10 Psalm 1 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 Today’s scriptures are relational in nature and invite us to ponder the dual threads of relatedness, that is, relationship with others and relationship with God. Biblical ethics and spirituality are holistic in nature and we cannot separate self, other, and God. Loving God, our neighbor, our family, and the Earth are interconnected. Our own alignment with each... Read more

2024-09-13T15:18:33-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 17 – September 15

Last updated on: September 13, 2024 at 3:18 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 15, 2024 Proverbs 1:20-33 Psalm 19 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 Wisdom is at the heart of today’s readings. Often used interchangeably with Logos/Word, Chokmah, Sophia, Wisdom is the great teacher of humankind whose witness is present not only in the words of a teacher but in the orderly and creative patterns of the universe and our planet. Wisdom is the feminine dimension of divinity, ever-present and ever urging us... Read more

2024-09-02T05:18:20-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 16 – September 8

Last updated on: September 2, 2024 at 5:18 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 16 – September 8. 2024 Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 Psalm 125 James 2:1-17 Mark 7:24-37 Today’s readings reflect the concern for hospitality, healing, and affirmation as essential to faithful living. God’s realm breaks down the barriers of friend and stranger and rich and poor and invites us to do likewise. All of God’s children deserve our reverence and respect, and this is revealed in our political advocacy and personal relationships. Following God’s way challenges us... Read more

2024-08-27T08:48:59-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 15 – September 1, 2024

Last updated on: August 27, 2024 at 8:48 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 1, 2024 Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-18, 14-15, 21-23 Today’s readings celebrate the “beauty of holiness” and the “holiness of beauty” as they join concern for the inner life with care for external behaviors. They invite us to have loving and beautiful spirits, reflected in loving and beauty-promoting actions. They join appreciation with action and romance with reformation. Love has many dimensions, all interdependent... Read more

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2024-08-18T15:49:43-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 14- August 25, 2024

Last updated on: August 18, 2024 at 3:49 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 14 – August 25, 2024 I Kings 8:22—30, 40-41; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69 This week, I am focusing primarily on Ephesians 6:10-20. We live in a dark time, a time of political turmoil, in which the worst angels of our nature at work in our nation’s politics, our churches, and world affairs. Sadly, whether in the USA, Russia, Middle East, these dark angels are often provoked by persons acting in accordance with their... Read more

2024-08-11T11:21:06-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 13 – August 18, 2024

Last updated on: August 11, 2024 at 11:21 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – August 18, 2024 I Kings 2:10-12; 3:13-14; Psalm 111; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Give me a heart of wisdom! Give our leaders a heart of wisdom! Give our political candidates a heart of wisdom! Wisdom seems hard to come by in our personal lives and the body politic that reflects our values. When we critique the state of the American political scene, we best look in the mirror: we ourselves need... Read more

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2024-08-04T17:27:31-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 12 – August 11, 2024

Last updated on: August 4, 2024 at 5:27 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – August 11, 2024 2 Samuel 8:5-9, 15, 31-33 Psalm 130 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 John 6:35, 41-51 Today’s passages join challenge, hope, and grief. They join deep emotion with deep faith. We often live in the depths, feeling God-forsaken. They also counsel behaviors that edify rather than tear down, which is especially important in this time of vitriol and incivility, in which politicians thrive on dishonesty and divisiveness. Even with the best... Read more

2024-07-28T19:30:24-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost 11 – August 4, 2024

Last updated on: July 28, 2024 at 7:30 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – August 4, 2024 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Psalm 51:1-12 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35 This Sunday’s readings focus on the realities of sin and grace. Although God creates a universe of beauty – a very good world – sin is one of the most pressing realities of scripture and our daily lives, both at the personal and communal spheres. Despite the original goodness of life and our own creation in God’s image, wee... Read more

2024-07-22T12:41:05-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Tenth Sunday of Pentecost – July 28

Last updated on: July 22, 2024 at 12:41 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – July 28, 2024 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Psalm 14 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 This week’s passages encompass the polarities and ambiguities of life. They contrast the duplicity of the powerful with the generosity of the marginalized. They join themes involving the individual and communal, scarcity and abundance, and fallibility and grace. They are spiritual and also intensely political as they call us to go beyond self-interest to world loyalty and scarcity... Read more

2024-07-13T17:22:45-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Ninth Sunday of Pentecost – July 21

Last updated on: July 13, 2024 at 5:22 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost – July 21, 2024 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Psalm 89:20-37 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 God’s covenant embraces all of us, promising more than we can ask or imagine. How do we best align ourselves with God’s vision of abundant life for us and those we love? How do we open to the sacredness of the present moment and also for the long haul? How do we find peace and healing, calm... Read more

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