Study guide for “The story behind the story”
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Study guide for “The story behind the story”

The Bible expresses God’s truth, right? But does that mean that everything in the Bible is historically and scientifically accurate? Well, some things are and some things maybe not. How…

Lectionary blog: On doors and disciples
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Lectionary blog: On doors and disciples

Lectionary for April 30, 2023 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 Too often much of Christianity is about gatekeeping. Do you think the…

Short stories and small comforts
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Short stories and small comforts

Eric Krewson started his band the Chairman Dances just after completing a musicology program in 2010. Around the same time, he was experiencing what he calls a spiritual reawakening, and…

Rewilding spirituality
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Rewilding spirituality

Editor’s note: This modified excerpt from Heidi Barr’s Collisions of Earth and Sky: Connecting With Nature for Nourishment, Reflection, and Transformation (Broadleaf Books, 2023) is reprinted with permission. There is…

Lectionary blog: Who is Jesus?
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Lectionary blog: Who is Jesus?

Lectionary for April 23, 2023 Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Matthew is my favorite Gospel, as longtime readers know. And…

Five thoughts for your Thursday
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Five thoughts for your Thursday

Today we are sharing five prompts to help inspire your personal spiritual time. Take a moment to reflect on the following and journal your thoughts. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:8: “And…

Lectionary blog: Insisting on the Resurrection
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Lectionary blog: Insisting on the Resurrection

Lectionary for April 16, 2023 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 I’m not the most dogmatic pastor. I love listening to folks…

Lectionary blog: Ruined plans, wonderful surprises
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Lectionary blog: Ruined plans, wonderful surprises

Lectionary for April 9, 2023 Easter Sunday Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:1-10 Have you ever planned something out to the very last detail and then the…

Lectionary blog: Grace, justice and scandal
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Lectionary blog: Grace, justice and scandal

Lectionary for April 2, 2023 Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14 – 27:66 Some of the very best of the good news that…