Gomer and the Metaphor of Redemption

by Carol Howard Merritt

Old Testament Reading: Hosea 11:1-11

For Sunday, August 4, 2013: Year —Lectionary 18

I sat with the betrothed couple as we looked over the marriage ceremony. They were like...

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All in a Name

by Roy M. Terry IV

Old Testament Reading:  Hosea 1:2-10

For Sunday, July 28, 2013: Year C—Lectionary 17

My wife and I almost named our daughter “Freedom.”

Well I should add, I wanted to name our...

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