Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year 1, NL)
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July 30, Ordinary 17A (Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52)
The kingdom of heaven inspires devotion, commitment, and downright unreasonableness.
August 22, Ordinary 21B (Psalm 84)
In Psalm 84, an expectant swallow makes her nest in the temple.
The conversation about faith and sex that The Bachelorette sparked
And that conversation’s inevitable limits
Tastes of God’s kingdom at our church’s community meal
The people come, bringing something of themselves. Then they leave.
by Amy Frykholm
4 Bible storybooks that leave space for children’s imagination
In God's kingdom, sometimes less is more.
Beyond plastic saints
Stories of Christians working in the world offer hope that heals.
by Mark Noll
200 years that shaped Judaism, Jesus, and all that followed
The religious world we know was formed between 250 and 50 B.C.E.
Sparrows, swallows, and us
In God's life, all creatures get attention.
July 30, Ordinary 17A (Romans 8:26–39; Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52)
We can be joined by our suffering, not just separated.
Ordinary #11B (Mark 4:26-34)
I have come to realize how mysterious a thing a seed is.
Mustard seeds
To be a follower of the one who promised that the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed is to expect a blessed in-breaking of peace.
What the Prodigal Son story doesn't mean
The Prodigal Son is often read to mean that God loves sinners, whereas the Jews thought God only loved the righteous. This makes no sense.
Gems of story
I was startled earlier this year when news anchor Peter Mansbridge called someone a Good Samaritan on The National, the flagship nightly newscast of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. I was surprised that in our secularized, multifaith society, newswriters assumed that listeners would understand an allusion from the Bible.
On second thought, I was less surprised.
Sunday, July 27, 2014: Matthew 13: 31-33; 44-52
Six words of scripture always transport me to an amazing place: “The kingdom of heaven is like . . .”
Sunday, July 20, 2014: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
We all see weeds, but we shouldn't make it our business to separate them.
by David Lower
Pearl of great price: A girl claims her faith
On Sundays, my mother stayed home and read the paper. Yet she insisted that we kids go to church.