Reflections for

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jun 23, 2013

1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a; Psalm 42 and 43; (Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22:19-28;) Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39

Blogging Toward Sunday

Scary story

Luke 8:26-39

Jun 18, 2007 by Debbie Blue

This passage has all the elements of a scary story. Jesus and the disciples get into a boat and a horrible storm comes up. The disciples scream that they are going to die, reach the shore, step out onto land—and find themselves in a graveyard where a naked demon-possessed man is wandering about.

Living by the Word

Unqualified Christians

Galatians 3:23-29

Jun 12, 2007 by Rodney S. Sadler Jr.

You may find it strange that I, an African American, do not believe in interracial marriage. I do not believe in interracial dating or even in having friends of other races. I do not espouse trying to understand racial differences or promoting awareness of other races. I can say all of this unabashedly because I do not believe in race!

Cover Story

Body language

Jan 16, 2002 by Stephanie Paulsell

In baptism, we are not only bathed but also clothed. “As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ,” writes Paul in his Letter to the Galatians.

Living by the Word

A howl of despair

Sunday, June 24

Psalm 42

Jun 06, 2001 by Peter S. Hawkins

The Psalms have always functioned as a book of common prayer. But there is also a long history of turning to the Psalter as a sourcebook for poetry. It is not difficult to see why. Many of the psalms foreground the act of speech or song—the activity of utterance itself—as the chief end of everything that has breath.

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