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2015-06-27T07:39:35-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 5, 2015

Last updated on: June 27, 2015 at 7:39 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 5, 2015 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 Psalm 48 2 Corinthians 2:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 In today’s lectionary readings, I am focusing on the New Testament readings and their emphasis on the role of faith to transform our lives, and enable us to face creatively even those things that cannot be changed. The words of 2 Corinthians 12 portray the relationship between mysticism, humility, faithfulness, and divine assurance. Paul describes the... Read more

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2015-06-20T13:17:45-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – June 28, 2015

Last updated on: June 20, 2015 at 1:17 pm By Bruce Epperly

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – June 28, 2015 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Psalm 130 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43 Today’s texts invite us to consider the need for healing. We need healing of our experiences of loss, of our sense of moral failure, greed, and brokenness of body, mind, spirit, and relationships. The Old Testament reading describes David’s grief over the death of Saul and Jonathan and provides an opportunity to reflect on the universality of loss. “The mighty have... Read more

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2015-06-15T18:50:02-04:00

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The Heroine’s Journey: On Jody Gentian Bower’s “Jane Eyre’s Sisters”

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 6:50 pm By Bruce Epperly

On my study desk sits a paperweight that announces “solvitur ambulando,” or “it will be solved in the walking.” Jody Gentian Bower’s Jane Eyre’s Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine’s Story could easily be described as “it will be solved in the wandering.” As I read this insightful text, transformative for both women and men, I couldn’t help but remember the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, “all who wander are not lost.” Bower’s text, describing the journey of the heroine,... Read more

2015-06-13T18:37:24-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary -The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – June 21, 2015

Last updated on: June 13, 2015 at 6:37 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – June 21, 2015 I Samuel 17: 1a, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49 Psalm 9:9-20 II Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41 Trusting God we can do greater things than we can imagine. Faith opens us to quantum leaps of power, inspiration, and energy. God’s grace is sufficient for us to respond to every crisis. Though we appear weak, we are strong in God’s love. What child doesn’t love the story of David and Goliath, described in I Samuel... Read more

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2015-06-08T22:40:59-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary -The Third Sunday After Pentecost – June 14, 2015

Last updated on: June 8, 2015 at 10:40 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Third Sunday After Pentecost – June 14, 2015 I Samuel 15:34-16:13 Psalm 20 II Corinthians 5:6-10, 16-17 Mark 4:26-34 God looks beyond appearances to see the human heart. God goes beyond the superficial to see beauty hidden in geodes and wonders in a small seed. A child’s lunch can feed a multitude. A persecutor can become the leading voice for a global faith. There is more to be found in every person and situation, and congregation. Amid the concrete... Read more

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2015-06-02T18:01:35-04:00

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Pilgrimages Every Day: On Christine Valters Paintner’s ‘The Soul of a Pilgrim’

Last updated on: June 2, 2015 at 6:01 pm By Bruce Epperly

A dialogue between Piglet and Winnie Pooh points to the fact that adventure can be waiting around every corner. Piglet asks Pooh, “When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first thing you say to yourself?” To which Pooh replies, “What’s for breakfast?” He then asks his small companion, “What do you say Piglet?” who responds,” “I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?” Pooh thinks a moment and then notes, “It’s the same thing.” Every day can become a... Read more

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2015-06-01T11:23:44-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The Second Sunday after Pentecost – June 7, 2015

Last updated on: June 1, 2015 at 11:23 am By Bruce Epperly

The Adventurous Lectionary – The Second Sunday after Pentecost – June 7, 2015 I Samuel 8:4-20 Psalm 138 II Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35 Today’s reading from I Samuel might come with the motto, “the government that governs least governs best.” Dissatisfied with their current political situation, the people demand a king. Both God and Samuel object. Following a more theocratic and libertarian approach, they object to the people’s desire for an intermediary, a human leader, rather than God or a... Read more

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2015-05-26T13:08:58-04:00

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Thin Places, Wide Open Vistas, and the Afterlife: Reflections on ‘The Hand on the Mirror’

Last updated on: May 26, 2015 at 1:08 pm By Bruce Epperly

The Celts of Scotland and Ireland speak of certain patches of land as “thin places” where heaven and earth, the divine and human, eternity and time, touch one another. Thin places remind us that we are always on holy ground and that God’s Spirit moves temporally and geographically through our lives and the world. Janis Heaphy Durham’s mew book, The Hand on the Mirror: A True Story of Life Beyond Death, witnesses to her experiences of thin places in relationship to... Read more

2015-05-24T18:16:20-04:00

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The Adventurous Lectionary – The First Sunday after Pentecost – May 31, 2015

Last updated on: May 24, 2015 at 6:16 pm By Bruce Epperly

Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 Today’s readings invite us to experience the mystical presence of God, revealed in creation, our inner lives, and the call to mission. Isaiah’s mystical vision is one of the most powerful witnesses to humankind’s encounter with the divine, or better put, God’s breaking into human life in a life-transforming way. God is always present, moving gently and sometimes dramatically in our lives. Still, there are moments that change everything. As I imagine... Read more

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2015-05-17T07:07:54-04:00

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Pentecost Sunday – May 24, 2015

Last updated on: May 17, 2015 at 7:07 am By Bruce Epperly

Pentecost Sunday – May 24, 2015 Acts 2:1-21 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Romans 8:22-27 John 15:25-26, 16:4b-15 Today, we celebrate the lively Spirit of God, God’s gentle and occasionally wild presence, that transforms our lives, breaks down barriers, and gives live to what otherwise might be dead. On the day of Pentecost, a wild spirit encompassed the early Christian movement, shaking everything up and breaking down the barriers that separate humankind. Fire and wind, turning everything upside down, uniting... Read more

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