Reflections for

Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, Feb 16, 2014

Deuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37

Features

Staying power

Reflections on a long pastorate

Mar 07, 2013 by Martin B. Copenhaver

I have pastored the same church for 18 years. That's not exactly a towering pinnacle, but it does provide some interesting views.

Cover Story

Advice and consent

Monogamy in the age of Dan Savage

Aug 09, 2011 by Benjamin J. Dueholm

While Dan Savage, an atheist, wouldn't put it this way, the popular sex columnist exegetes rules about relationships with the precision of a rabbi or canon lawyer. Pastors should pay attention.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Life-and-death choices

Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37

Feb 07, 2011 by Edwin Searcy

This is not a Sunday for soft-pedalling the gospel. Moses and Jesus portray the life of faith as a "yes" or a "no" to God with lives that obey or that disobey. It is little wonder that it is common to summarize Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount with one verse, the "Golden Rule" (Matthew 7:12).

Living by the Word

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Deuteronomy 30:15–20

Feb 01, 2011 by Edwin Searcy

Although I was raised in a preacher's household and have been a preacher myself for three decades, my own conversion happened gradually. I didn't even realize what I was going through until one of my parishioners told me that the congregation had been watching my conversion one Sunday, one sermon at a time.

Living by the Word

Curses and blessings

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Aug 21, 2007 by Tim Conder

The people of Israel stand on the threshold of their inheritance, the land of promise. The long-awaited day of glory has come; it’s time to remember their story, their failures and, most important, their deal with God.

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