21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, RCL)
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Sunday, August 24, 2014: Romans 12:1-8
Bodies matter for Paul. And they matter for Christian discipleship. Paul foregrounds the human body as critical for the Christian response to God's mercy.
Robert McAfee Brown, selected with an introduction by Paul Crowley
Decades ago when I was a graduate student at Union Seminary in New York City, Robert McAfee Brown was the hot young teacher of theology.
Saying and doing
Recently, a friend and I were talking about how disturbed and saddened we’ve been by the hateful and decidedly unchristian words spoken by self-proclaimed Christian leaders in recent years. The examples are too numerous to cite, and each has its own agenda of hatred and division. I complained that it was so deeply unfair that such intolerant and offensive perspectives were being allowed to speak for me and all other Christians.
My friend offered a profound and simple response: “Chris, they only speak for you if you don’t speak for yourself.”
Sunday, August 21, 2011: Exodus 1:8-2:10; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20
My friend believes that death is not the final story. Is she right?
Gradual confession: Matthew 16:13-20
Only Peter stands up to answer Jesus' question.
West coast witness: Matthew 16:13-20
As some friends and I ate a picnic lunch, we fell into a rambling conversation about politics, real estate values in an earthquake zone and the virtues of sauvignon blanc over chardonnay. Then I mentioned offhandedly that perhaps I viewed something or other the way I did because I was a Christian. This revelation did not strike me as a big deal. After all, they had been talking about Buddhist meditation, Sufi parables and personal spiritual rituals.
Midwife's tale: Exodus 1:8—2:10; Matthew 16:13-20
The Hebrew midwives were poised to receive the future that God had promised.