Tag: meditation on scripture
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Studying Ezra 6 1-12
People who are trying to “do the will of God” are doing so in the context of a world that has precious little interest in furthering that purpose, and sometimes actively opposes it. Nevertheless, at various times, and by various ways, or so we trust, God fulfills God’s purposes. When that happens, it can happen…
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Reflecting on Psalm 100
How often do we ourselves “shout for joy” to God? This is one of the questions we might ask ourselves as we are studying Psalm 100 for Sunday, October 3 – World Communion Sunday, for people who pay attention to those ecclesial things. [Here’s some history, and here’s a critique of the World Communion Sunday…
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Reflecting on Luke 5 1-11
Simon does a favor for Jesus with his fishing boat, then experiences the catch of a lifetime, then leaves everything and follows Jesus, in Luke 5:1-11, the text we are studying for Sunday, January 10. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to think about: When we read…
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Reflecting on James 1 1-11
We are studying James 1:1-11 for Sunday, August 2; it’s the first of a series of five texts drawn from the book of James we’ll be studying, that will round out our summer focus on Biblical wisdom literature. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions on the text we might want…
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Reflecting on Esther 7 1-10
We are studying Esther 7:1-10 for Sunday, April 19. This is where Haman meets his well-deserved come-uppance. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider in relation to this text: Commentators almost universally point out that the text of Esther – specifically the Masoretic text, the one…
Matters of Interpretation 