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Debie Thomas

Sunday’s Coming

When Paul sounds like Pollyanna (Philippians 4:1-9)

What does true joy require of us?
In the Lectionary

October 22, Ordinary 29A (Matthew 22:15-22)

It's important to note what Jesus does not say about the Roman coin.
In the Lectionary

October 15, Ordinary 28A (Matthew 22:1-14; Isaiah 25:1-9)

The parable of the wedding banquet is a horror story.
First Person

Why I stay: A prayer

Because my yearning comes from somewhere, and that somewhere must be you.
Sunday’s Coming

Fighting God (Genesis 32:22-31)

It took me a long time to accept this about myself. Eventually I even came to like it.
Sunday’s Coming

Do the easy thing. It's easier. (2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c)

Naaman's servants' question cuts and burns.
In the Lectionary

October 16, 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maybe the parable of the persistent widow isn't about God. Maybe it's about us.
In the Lectionary

October 9, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

When I read this week's Gospel, I remember two lepers I saw at a train station in India—how alone they were.

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