Reflections for

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Feb 10, 2019

Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13); Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11

Blogging Toward Sunday

In the heavenly places

Ephesians 1:15-23

May 06, 2013 by Barbara Rossing

The preacher faces several challenges in these Ascension texts. How can we present Jesus’ departure from the earth as an occasion for not sorrow but celebration? How to translate the kingship and hierarchical language into imagery that speaks to a world no longer governed by kings and monarchs?

Feminist biblical scholars note a third challenge: How can we counter Luke-Acts' use of the Ascension to exert a degree of social control?

Century Blogs

Send me

May 19, 2011 by Bromleigh McCleneghan

My parents' marriage began with a betrayal. My maternal grandfather was in the army, so my mom's family moved around a lot. She was shy and introverted, and she struggled to make friends and establish roots. As an adult, all she wanted was a single place to call home.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Vocation and transformation

Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13); 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11

Feb 01, 2010 by Bruce G. Epperly

According to the Pew Forum, 49 percent of the U.S.

Living by the Word

Theophany

Isaiah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 15:1–11; Luke 5:1–11

Jan 26, 2010 by Bruce G. Epperly

The reading from Isaiah reminds us that the world is a turbulent and unsettling place. Even Isaiah is not immune; his time was one of great national grief and uncertainty, and he retreats to the temple to try and recover a sense of perspective and peace of mind.

Living by the Word

It's about God

Isaiah 6:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11

Jan 23, 2007 by Kyle Childress

Last fall a friend of mine attended a lecture at the University of Mississippi delivered by Stanley Hauerwas. His talk was followed by an invigorating, hour-long question-and-answer dialogue. My friend reported that afterward he and some students, another minister and several laypeople went to someone’s house and talked about God for another hour or so.How novel.

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