The story of
God and us
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Feed my sheep
John 21.1–19
Read more: Feed my sheepThis chapter of the book of John is known to biblical scholars as the Appendix. While every copy of John’s gospel that exists includes this chapter—so it’s unlikely that it was added on by a different author, or completely after the fact—it’s clear for literary reasons that the original writer of the gospel of John…
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The father who forgot to count
Luke 15.11–32
Read more: The father who forgot to countThe story that Tim just read is a children’s adaptation of the scripture for today, a parable you may have heard described as the story of the “prodigal son.” The most popular contemporary interpretations would tell you that this is a story about redemption. A young son of a rich man disrespects his father, asking…
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Advent I: Hope and Bicycles
Luke 21.25–36
Read more: Advent I: Hope and BicyclesI was a little puzzled the first time I learned this is the passage for the first Sunday of Advent in Year C. And I must confess, I rolled my eyes a little when Pastor Kelly told me you all would be on the lectionary for Advent. After all, the theme for this week is…