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June 28, 2005

Volume 122, Issue #13

Lectionary

The blame game: Romans 7:15-25a

"Do not touch.” “Do not taste.” “Don’t walk on the grass.” What is it about me that wants to do exactly what signs instruct me not to do? The warnings are probably for my benefit. The signs are not evil. So why do they bring out the worst in me?

Clay pots: Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Disconnectedness is the greatest threat to our spiritual security.

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