Reflections for

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jun 29, 2014

Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; (Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18;) Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42

From the CCblogs Network

Moving, sin and other stuff

Jul 03, 2012 by James Sledge

The moving van arrived at the church manse on Saturday morning. (The storm that left us without power until today complicated this only slightly.) We are moving from a home with a garage, a basement, and a large shed into a church manse with a small shed, no basement, and no garage.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Some angles on the binding of Isaac

Genesis 22:1–14

Jun 20, 2011 by Nanette Sawyer

Violence. Danger. Fear. Trust. Betrayal. Salvation. Ethics. They're all invoked in the story of the binding of Isaac. Here are a couple different points of entry into this difficult passage.

Living by the Word

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Genesis 22:1–14

Jun 14, 2011 by Nanette Sawyer

A father told about the tornado that hit his home in April. Racing to his son's room as it approached, he had just touched his son when suddenly the tornado ripped off the side of their house and pulled his eight-year-old son out into the night. The father and mother held on to their other children and cried out prayers to God.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Blogging toward Sunday

Gen. 22:1-14; Rom. 6:12-23; Matt. 10:40-42

Jun 22, 2008 by Peter J. Leithart

Preachers have often imagined an anguished Abraham staggering toward Moriah as he leads his son to his death. But the biblical account contains no anguish, no heated arguments with Sarah (“Yahweh told you what?”), no teetering on the edge of faith.

Living by the Word

Unmerited favor

Matthew 10:40-42

Jun 17, 2008 by Evan Drake Howard

The ex-con was finally heading home. He ignored the noisy college kids on the bus and stared out the window until, after a rest stop, a young woman sat down next to him and struck up a conversation. He told her that he’d been in prison for four years and that his wife hadn’t written in three and a half.

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