Editor’s note: This is the 12th of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. “A Total Eclipse of the Heart!” (on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23) Two brothers sat down for a lunch. They had not been together like this for many years; travel, families, careers,…
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Editor’s note: This is the 11th of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Lectionary Reflection: The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 8:1,6,10-11, 22-30, 41-43; Psalm 84:1-6; Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-59 Enemy-occupied territory — that is what this world is. Christianity is the story…
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Editor’s note: This is the 10th of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Proper 16 August 26th John 6: 56-69 “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the…
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Editor’s note: This is the ninth of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Reflection for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018 John 6:51-58 Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I…
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Editor’s note: This is the eighth of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Reflection for Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 The Gospel Lesson for August 12, 2018 * Proper 14B * John 6: 35, 41-51 The Jewish people began to grumble about Jesus because he said,…
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Editor’s note: This is the seventh of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Reflection for Sunday, July 29, 2018 John 6:1-21 In April of this year, I was blessed to travel to Israel with a group from Holy Trinity and Educational Opportunities Tours. It was an…
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Lectionary Reflection: Proper 11, Year B 2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Psalm 89:20-37; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34; 53-56 King David desired, and rightly so, to build for the Lord a permanent and suitable house – a temple. Now, a temple is a dwelling place for deity. A temple is a place where heaven and earth interlock,…
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Are you afraid of rejection? What is your utmost fear? One of my greatest fears was falling; it was very difficult for me to be on elevated surfaces, near a cliff, or flying. I have even dreamt countless times of falling. This fear of heights had its origin in my childhood. I remember one occasion…
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Editor’s note: This is the fourth of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Lectionary Reflection for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (Year B, Track 1) “Appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.” – I Samuel 8:5 Israel’s sin was not that…
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Editor’s note: This is the third of many scheduled Lectionary Living columns to be written by clergy in the Diocese of Central Florida. Lectionary Musings: Second Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) 1 Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 “The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.” …
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