Reflections for

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jul 14, 2013

Amos 7:7-17; Psalm 82; (Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-10;) Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37

Features

Wired together

How our brains are connected

Mar 28, 2013 by Andrew Root

Our brains are wired to allow us to read each other's minds, to feel each other's person.

Editor's Desk

Dignity and choice

Mar 06, 2012 by John M. Buchanan

How do we move from Jesus' core ethical mandate to the complex issues we face in the modern world?

From the CCblogs Network

Blame the messenger

Dec 07, 2011 by James Sledge

It has not happened all that often, but on occasions someone has been upset enough with a sermon I've preached to call me up and complain.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Mercy amid evil

Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-10; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37

Jul 06, 2010 by Jennifer L. Lord

Deuteronomy speaks of restoration, of the people’s return to God and to the land. Over and over again we read that God will prosper those who follow God’s laws.

Living by the Word

The meaning of mercy

Luke 10:25-37

Jun 29, 2010 by Jennifer L. Lord

When a lawyer asks Jesus about eternal life, Jesus turns the question back to the lawyer, and the lawyer answers, citing scripture (Deuteronomy and Leviticus). The lawyer circles around one more time, this time asking a question with a history of interpretation: who is one’s neighbor? Jesus responds by telling the story of the Good Samaritan.

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