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2024-02-11T08:37:26-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – The Tragic Beauty of Ash Wednesday

Last updated on: February 11, 2024 at 8:37 am By Bruce Epperly

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“Embracing the Tragic Beauty of Ash Wednesday” Ash Wednesday is an opportunity to reflect on the tragic beauty of life. The philosopher Afred North Whitehead asserts that: “At the heart of the nature of things, there are always the dream of youth and the harvest of tragedy. The Adventure of the Universe starts with the dream and reaps tragic Beauty. This is the secret of the union of Zest with Peace: —That the suffering attains its end in a Harmony... Read more

2024-02-04T13:55:32-05:00

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Be Transfigured! Transfiguration Sunday – February 11, 2024

Last updated on: February 4, 2024 at 1:55 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Transfiguration of Jesus – February 11, 2024 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 Be transfigured! Become fire, as a North African abbot said to his companion! Our scriptures invite us to affirm the mystical aspects of faith. The great religions of the world emerged out of and were sustained by encounters with God. These moments of transcendence radically changed the lives of those who encountered the Holy. They were transfigured, and... Read more

2024-01-28T08:05:29-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Epiphany 5 – February 4, 2024

Last updated on: January 28, 2024 at 8:05 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 4, 2024 Isaiah 40:21-21; Psalm 147:1-11, 20c; I Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39 Today’s readings invite us to look at our lives and ministry from a wider perspective and to go from self-interest and nationalism to world loyalty. They call us to join the local and the global, to see the finite emerging from the infinite and the temporal rising from eternity. Theology and spirituality are intensely ethical in... Read more

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2024-01-22T05:43:38-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Epiphany 4 – January 28, 2024

Last updated on: January 22, 2024 at 5:43 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Fourth Sunday After the Epiphany – January 28, 2024 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111 I Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 Today’s readings join prophesy, diet and spirituality, and, to top it off, demon possession. Quite a cocktail for preacher and congregation alike! Most of our progressive congregations pay little heed to all three issues. We speak of prophetic faith yet are uncomfortable with people who say they are speaking for God. We go on weight loss programs, but... Read more

2024-01-15T08:58:52-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary -Third Sunday of Epiphany – Jan 21

Last updated on: January 15, 2024 at 8:58 am By Bruce Epperly

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Third Sunday after the Epiphany – January 21, 2024 Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; I Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 Today’s readings need to be understood, as all preaching should be understood, in the interplay of God’s eternal wisdom and the challenges of history. While our lives reach beyond the present moment, they are also rooted in our particular historical situation – of MAGA Christians and white Christian nationalism, the Israeli-Gaza conflict, anti-democracy racist movements in the USA, and the continuing... Read more

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2024-01-08T09:10:22-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Second Sunday of Epiphany 2024

Last updated on: January 8, 2024 at 9:10 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Second Sunday after the Epiphany – January 14, 2024 Samuel 3:1-10; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; I Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51 Epiphany is the season of revelation and expansion. The circle of inspiration goes beyond Israel to embrace the whole earth. The circle of divine encounter embraces all faiths and cultures, and includes friend and foe, kin and stranger. In this season of Epiphany, at a time in which xenophobia is on the rise and epidemic in certain... Read more

2024-01-01T09:16:51-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Baptism of Jesus – January 7, 2024

Last updated on: January 1, 2024 at 9:16 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Baptism of Jesus – January 7, 2024 Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 Today, the focus is water. Water as physical but more importantly spiritual. Water is at the heart of life. We can’s without physical or spiritual hydration. All life is permeated by water. Water cleanses and refreshes. Water is at the heart of spiritual nourishment and transformation. Water reflects divine wisdom in body, mind, and spirit, and is a medium of salvation. We need hydration... Read more

2023-12-27T09:54:36-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary -Christmas I -Dec. 31, 2023

Last updated on: December 27, 2023 at 9:54 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – December 31, 2023 – The First Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 148 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:22-40 Our congregations need to be reminded that Christmas is a season not just a day. The twelve days of Christmas take us through incarnation, amazement, and tragedy. In celebrating the twelve days of Christmas, we embrace the tragic beauty of life and become midwives of divine embodiment. The first Sunday of Christmas often considered a “low Sunday” in spirit... Read more

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2023-12-18T17:20:41-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Christmas Eve/Day – December 24/25

Last updated on: December 18, 2023 at 5:20 pm By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Christmas Eve and Day , December 24/25, 2023 Isaiah 9:2-7 Luke 2:1-20 John 1:1-14 Even with the diminishing importance of Christian holy days, Christmas Eve is usually the best-attended worship service in the Christian year. Family members and visitors who don’t normally attend church (The C&E Christians, now more accurately these days, the C Christians) show up not only as a matter of obligation to their parents, but also hoping to experience wonder amid the bells,... Read more

2023-12-18T08:11:25-05:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – 4th Sunday of Advent – December 23.

Last updated on: December 18, 2023 at 8:11 am By Bruce Epperly

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fourth Sunday of Advent/Christmas Eve – December 24, 2023 Luke 1:26-55 What shall we do on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, also Christmas Eve this year? Some churches will celebrate Christmas Eve at the morning service, while others will focus on Mary in the morning and the birth of Jesus at the afternoon and evening services. Somehow we must include both, and many churches choose a Lessons and Carols service throughout the day to embrace... Read more

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