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2016-01-20T05:58:14-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday after the Epiphany – January 24, 2016

Last updated on: January 20, 2016 at 5:58 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday after the Epiphany – January 24, 2016 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 I Corinthians 12:12b-31 Mark 4:14-21 Today’s readings orient us toward God’s revelations in our lives. God’s law, embedded in our hearts and in the universe, may take many forms. Following God’s law enables us to experience and share grace in daily life. Divine revelation is found in the depths of our being and awaits our response. Saying “yes” to God’s... Read more

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2016-01-09T12:29:24-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary -The Second Sunday of Epiphany – January 17, 2015

Last updated on: January 9, 2016 at 12:29 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary -The Second Sunday of Epiphany – January 17, 2015 Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 36:5-10 I Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 The season of Epiphany begins with celebrating the gifts of the magi, continues with God’s gift of grace, affirmed through Jesus’ baptism, and focuses this Sunday on God’s vocational gifts bestowed on each person. The words of Isaiah 62 speak of the gift of a new name. God tells those who had been in exile, you shall be called... Read more

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2016-01-01T19:00:23-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – January 10, 2016 – The Baptism of Jesus – The First Sunday after the Epiphany

Last updated on: January 1, 2016 at 7:00 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – January 10, 3016 – The Baptism of Jesus – The First Sunday after the Epiphany Bruce G. Epperly Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-27 Luke 3:15-17, 21-26 The Baptism of Jesus reminds us to remember our baptisms. It also calls us to see God’s grace as extending beyond those who are baptized. Baptism does not enroll us in a select camp of saved persons. If baptism becomes the ticket to God’s favor, then it contradicts the... Read more

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2015-12-28T08:08:08-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Epiphany Sunday – January 3, 2016

Last updated on: December 28, 2015 at 8:08 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – Epiphany Sunday – January 3, 2016 Matthew 2:1-15 The Second Sunday of Christmas will also be celebrated as Epiphany Sunday in my congregation as well as many congregations throughout North America. At South Congregational Church in Centerville, MA, just a few steps from a Cape Cod beach, we will celebrate God’s light through gospel music and communion. In a time of political xenophobia, we will remember that the magi most likely came from Iran, and we... Read more

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2015-12-22T18:25:09-05:00

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Can a Saint be a Badass?

Last updated on: December 22, 2015 at 6:25 pm By Bruce Epperly

Can a saint be a “badass”? Can a saint be tough, sometimes abrasive, embodied, highly imperfect, and sensual? Can a saint be married, possibly divorced, but still God-centered? Author Maria Morera Johnson’s clear response in her new book is “Yes.” Or as Oscar Wilde asserted, “every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” In My Badass Book of Saints: Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Live, Johnson highlights women “saints” then and now. Oftentimes, our stereotypes of... Read more

2015-12-19T17:17:38-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday after Christmas Day – December 27, 2016

Last updated on: December 19, 2015 at 5:17 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday after Christmas Day – December 27, 2016 I Samuel 2:18-20, 26 Psalm 148 Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 This Sunday the key words are “growing in wisdom and stature.” As I ponder today’s passages, I am reminded of one of my teachers Bernard Loomer’s notion that S-I-Z-E is an essential theological concept. According to Loomer: By size I mean the stature of a person’s soul, the range and depth of his love, his capacity... Read more

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2015-12-14T15:10:31-05:00

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Grace Sufficient for Every Need: On ‘The Vulnerable Pastor’

Last updated on: December 14, 2015 at 3:10 pm By Bruce Epperly

Book Review: The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry By Mandy Smith As I read Mandy Smith’s The Vulnerable Pastor, my spirit turned to the words of the Apostle Paul: “God said to me ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.’ So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me” (2 Corinthians 12:9). Paul is up against a wall. By his... Read more

2015-12-11T20:16:56-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 20, 2015

Last updated on: December 11, 2015 at 8:16 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 20, 2015 Matthew 5:2-52, Psalm 80:1-7, Hebrews 10:5-10, Luke 1:39-55 Christmas is on the horizon, and today’s scriptures may be lost amid the merriment as well as the Christmas pageants, often scheduled the week before Christmas. There is hope on the horizon and this hope is especially powerful among those who are oppressed, grieving, or living in uncertainty as they look toward the future. The Coming One may not resolve... Read more

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2015-12-04T12:31:29-05:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday of Advent – December 13, 2015

Last updated on: December 4, 2015 at 12:31 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday of Advent – December 13, 2015 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 This Sunday we celebrate joy. Yet, this joy must come in the waiting. As I contemplate the scriptures from the Third Sunday of Advent, it is the Sunday of Christ the King, or the Reign of Christ (November 22), and I am still reeling from the terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris. I feel under threat and am tempted... Read more

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2015-11-29T18:07:23-05:00

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Staying Put: Stability and Novelty in the Spiritual Journey

Last updated on: November 29, 2015 at 6:07 pm By Bruce Epperly

Carl McColman’s Befriending Silence: Discovering the Gifts of Cistercian Spirituality presents a mystical spirituality for everyday people. You don’t have to be in a monastery to experience God. You can be an everyday mystic, while you’re fixing breakfast for your children, driving to work, caring for an elderly parent, or giving your spouse a massage. God is in all things and holiness is found in every place and each encounter can be an invitation to holiness. A characteristic of monastic... Read more

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