Reflections for

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jun 09, 2013

1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24); Psalm 146; (1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30;) Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17

Living by the Word

The eighth day

1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 30; Luke 7:11-17

May 29, 2007 by Kathryn Greene-McCreight

The Bible is full of strange things—oil cruets and flour containers that never become empty and young bodies that are restored to life at a word from Jesus. Are we supposed to believe that these things happened? Maybe the ancient peoples did, but we moderns suffer under the curse of Bultmann’s lightbulb: we know why the light switches on. We are cursed by rationalities that prevent us from seeing the Bible as one overarching story in which our own lives play a key role.

Features

The widow's hand

Cycle of grace

Sep 27, 2000 by Heidi Neumark

Manny, the treasurer of our church, is often the bearer of grim tidings. When he brings me bad news it makes me think I should become a more aggressive fund raiser. But if I spend more time raising money, how can I be a pastor? And if I don’t, how will we remain a church? How much longer can we go on like the widow of Zarephath?

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