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Transfiguration (C) - Rev. Russell Rathbun and Dr. Mark Stenberg

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Hammering it Home

by Ruth Everhart

Gospel Reading: Luke 9:28-36 [37–43a]

For Sunday, Februray 10, 2013—Transfiguration of Our Lord

When I was on a pilgrimage in Israel, we visited the Mount of Transfiguration. Our...

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A Veiled Question

by Ruth Everhart

Old Testament Reading: Exodus 34:29-35

For Sunday, Februray 10, 2013—Transfiguration of Our Lord

Shining faces. Who doesn’t love a shining face? We picture a child beaming as she...

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Postmodern Prophets

by Mike Stavlund

Old Testament Reading:  Jeremiah 1:4-10

For Sunday, February 3, 2013: Year B—Epiphany 4

Preachers are a funny breed. We take ourselves, our work, and our words very seriously—as we...

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Jesus, Undomesticated

by Mike Stavlund

Gospel Reading: Luke 4:21-30

For Sunday, February 3, 2013: Year B—Epiphany 4

There has been some debate recently over the holiday that honors Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and...

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Year C—Epiphany 3 Video Response

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The Secret, Intimate Work

by Lauren Winner

Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

For Sunday, January 27, 2013: Year C—Epiphany 3

There are plenty of fun ways to avoid the real challenge of this passage.

I like to ask...

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Visiting Prisons

by Lauren Winner

Gospel Reading: Luke 4:14-21

For Sunday, January 27, 2013: Year C—Epiphany 3

I am writing this from the classroom of a women’s prison in central North Carolina. The classroom is in a...

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Year C—Epiphany 2 Video Response

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