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2019-07-25T13:40:47-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost – July 28, 2019

Last updated on: July 25, 2019 at 1:40 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-19 Luke 11:1-19 Today’s readings are about divine generosity and recovery. We recognize that there is an ethical calculus in the universe: though injustice reaps rewards quickly, eventually those who are unjust will experience, as Amos says, a famine of hearing God’s word and will reap the whirlwind of social chaos and disorder. Eventually they will be deposed. Those who forget future generations, inspired by power and... Read more

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2019-07-11T08:46:25-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 21, 2019

Last updated on: July 11, 2019 at 8:46 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 21, 2019 Amos 8:1-12, Psalm 52, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42 Today’s scriptures join the cosmic and the local, the macro and the micro, the divine universality and the divine intimacy. They point to a deep Christology, a deep incarnation, that embraces every aspect of life, joining theology, mysticism, social transformation, and personal ethics. Christ is the Life of All Things and Each Thing, the infinite is the infinite, creating... Read more

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2019-07-11T14:46:56-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost – July 14, 2019

Last updated on: July 11, 2019 at 2:46 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost – July 14, 2019 Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 Today’s readings are timely. Reports of unsafe and unsanitary conditions in border detention camps, separation of children from their parents, and the demonization of immigrants and asylum seekers by national leaders dominate the news. The nation is in danger of losing its soul as our leaders intentionally undermine environmental regulations, threaten massive roundups of long-term, law-abiding undocumented residents, and... Read more

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2019-07-03T20:16:24-04:00

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Celebrating Interdependence Day: The Fourth of July and the Lord’s Prayer

Last updated on: July 3, 2019 at 8:16 pm By Bruce Epperly

I love the Fourth of July. I grew up with parades, fireworks, and picnics, and this year will be no exception. But, as I grow older, the meaning of the Fourth of July has changed for me. This year, I am especially conscious of the growing distance between the elusive American dream and the realities of American life. In the past year, we’ve seen children separated from parents, housed in camps that fail any test of hygiene or ethics. We’ve... Read more

2019-07-04T11:46:47-04:00

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The Future of Process Theology: Personal and Planetary Meditations

Last updated on: July 4, 2019 at 11:46 am By Bruce Epperly

The upcoming conference focusing on the “Future of Process Theology,” to be held July 24-26 in Fairbanks, Alaska, has inspired me to articulate my own future vision for process theology as it continues to interact with our postmodern, pluralistic, and increasingly interdependent world. I have been a process theologian, amateur and professional, for nearly fifty years. I first encountered process theology as a student at San Jose State University in Richard Keady’s and Marie Fox’s classes in 1973. Looking back,... Read more

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2019-07-04T16:30:53-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary: The Fourth Sunday in Pentecost – July 7, 2019

Last updated on: July 4, 2019 at 4:30 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary -The Fourth Sunday in Pentecost – July 7, 2019 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 In today’s scriptures, we are confronted with the need for divine healing, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and theologically. Healing brings wholeness and connects us God’s energy of love, transforming our relationships and sense of connection with the wellsprings of divine providence. The encounter of Elisha and Naaman is among my favorite healing stories. It could be titled, “the healing... Read more

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2019-06-20T10:49:30-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday in Pentecost – June 30, 2019

Last updated on: June 20, 2019 at 10:49 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday after Pentecost – June 30, 2019 2 Kings 2:1-4, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 Today’s readings take us beyond the ordinary and ask us to launch out in new directions of faithfulness to God. They ask us to awaken to higher levels of reality and believe great things. They challenge us to trust God’s presence working creatively and redemptively in our own freedom. They ask us to live by... Read more

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2019-06-13T18:37:26-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Second Sunday of Pentecost – June 23, 2019

Last updated on: June 13, 2019 at 6:37 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Second Sunday after Pentecost – June 23, 2019 I Kings 19:1-15a Psalm 22:19-28 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 In the spirit of Van Morrison, today’s scriptures invite us to travel “into the mystic.” Although God is present everywhere and in all things, some moments take us beyond every day realities to moments of self-transcendence and creative transformation. The Old Testament/Hebraic and Gospel readings introduce us to the paranormal. Fleeing the wrath of Queen Jezebel, Elijah encounters... Read more

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2019-06-08T08:41:20-04:00

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Last updated on: June 8, 2019 at 8:41 am By Bruce Epperly

First Sunday after Pentecost – Trinity Sunday – June 16, 2019 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 What are we to say about the Trinity? We might invoke the Celtic St. Patrick’s use of the shamrock to describe the Trinity but the relationship between two parents and their only child. But still we are left with the “so what” when it comes to the practical implications of the Trinity. Functionally speaking, most mainline, liberal, and progressive Christians... Read more

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2019-06-06T14:11:23-04:00

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Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost Sunday – June 9< 2019

Last updated on: June 6, 2019 at 2:11 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost Sunday – June 9, 2019 Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-17 (25-27) A mighty wind has blown, fires descend, voices cry out, and ears hear the gospel for the first time. Barriers broken down, all creation embraced, and social, gender, and economic divisions overcome. In many ways, Pentecost resembles Easter and Christmas as challenge for homiletical creativity. The Pentecost preacher is presented with a scripture and theme – on this birthday of... Read more

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