Reflections for

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Jan 31, 2016

Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30

Blogging Toward Sunday

Enraging good news

Luke 4:21–30

Jan 28, 2013 by Matthew Myer Boulton and Elizabeth Myer Boulton

Jesus, filled with the power of the Holy Spirit and still wet from his baptism, comes back to his home synagogue, publicly claims that he is the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophesy, and is praised by everyone. Then, within five verses, everyone in the synagogue is filled with rage. They drive him out of town so that they might hurl him off a cliff.

What happened?

Living by the Word

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Luke 4:21–30

Jan 22, 2013 by Matthew Myer Boulton and Elizabeth Myer Boulton

Indiana’s fiery love affair with basketball began just a few years after James Naismith taught his Massachusetts gym class to toss a soccer ball into an elevated peach basket. After he got a taste of Hoosier Hysteria in 1925, Naismith wrote that basketball seemed to have its “origin in Indiana.”

Features

Recovering kindness

An urgent virtue in a ruthless world

Oct 18, 2012 by Christine D. Pohl

Kindness overlaps significantly with several of Paul's other "fruit of the spirit." What makes it a distinctive mark of the new creation?

Cover Story

The Bible plus

The four books of Mormonism

Aug 08, 2012 by Kathleen Flake

The LDS canon's four books carry equal weight of authority. All are read as historical witnesses to God's promise of salvation.

Century Blogs

Preach it, Chef Kimball

May 22, 2012 by Debra Bendis

When the latest issue of Cook’s Illustrated comes through the door at my house, I know better than to grab it. First dibs go to my husband. Unlike me, he won’t just “feast” on the photos of cakes, BBQ ribs and soufflés. He’ll actually read the recipes, select one, shop for ingredients and prepare a meal--and that’s where I come in.

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