Reflections for

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Feb 02, 2014

Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12

From the CCblogs Network

Blessed are the peacemakers?

Jul 25, 2012 by Carol Kuniholm

Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.”

Blogging Toward Sunday

Paul's sneer

1 Corinthians 1:18–25

Mar 05, 2012 by Casey Thompson

Paul has a way with a sneer. Nineteen times in 1 Corinthians 1, Paul mentions wisdom, and each time we hear a growing sneer in his voice, until he nominates Christ as the wisdom of God. The word "wisdom" is distasteful to him because it is wooing the Corinthians to pursue a dead wisdom when they might turn to a wisdom he calls the "source of life"--and come alive.  

When Paul writes that Christ is the wisdom of God, he's tapping into an ancient way of speaking about God. He's drilling down into proverbs, where wisdom plays the part of the creative spirit of God. Wisdom is begotten of God, the firstborn of all creation, the very spirit alive in Creation, a feminine expression of God. This isn't just some hocus pocus stuff from the Old Testament, either. The New Testament writers are so influenced by this thinking that they pay homage to Lady Wisdom everywhere.

Living by the Word

Sunday, March 11, 2012

1 Corinthians 1:18–25

Feb 28, 2012 by Casey Thompson

A year before my ordination I shadowed a seasoned pastor as he visited some of the saints of our church at a care facility in Austell, Georgia. We went from door to door and sat and listened and prayed.

"We have one more to see," said my companion as he stepped into the elevator. "Miss Fraser. She's normally unresponsive, but we'll check on her."

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Prayer concern

Remembering all the victims of war

Dec 29, 2011 by Marilyn McEntyre

Each week my church includes a prayer for the families of American soldiers who have died. As the names are read, I try to hold them in prayer. But I have wrestled with these prayers.

From the CCblogs Network

Blessed are the merciful

Sep 30, 2011 by Dora Dueck

I belong to a Mennonite-Catholic dialogue group which meets several times a year. Our assignment for this week’s meeting was a personal reflection on the Beatitudes, broadly, and then more specifically, in choosing one beatitude we were particularly “attracted” to at this point — in not more than seven minutes each! The contributions were varied, and all interesting.

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