Reflections for

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug 24, 2014

Exodus 1:8-2:10; Psalm 124; (Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138;) Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20

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Saying and doing

Mark 8:27–38

Sep 10, 2012 by Christopher A. Henry

Recently, a friend and I were talking about how disturbed and saddened we’ve been by the hateful and decidedly unchristian words spoken by self-proclaimed Christian leaders in recent years. The examples are too numerous to cite, and each has its own agenda of hatred and division. I complained that it was so deeply unfair that such intolerant and offensive perspectives were being allowed to speak for me and all other Christians.

My friend offered a profound and simple response: “Chris, they only speak for you if you don’t speak for yourself.”

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What do you believe?

Matthew 16:13–20

Aug 15, 2011 by Emlyn A. Ott

I'm intrigued by the public radio program This I Believe. How often are we asked direct questions about what we believe? And what would you or I say when asked by Jesus, "Who do you say that I am?"

Living by the Word

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Exodus 1:8–2:10; Romans 12:1–8; Matthew 16:13–20

Aug 09, 2011 by Emlyn A. Ott

The day began with a worship service that was filled with a bittersweet sense of endings and beginnings. There was a procession of joy as seminary graduates were honored and celebrated. There were tables and tables of food, and young people posing for photos with their arms linked. We heard expressions of gratitude and were introduced to families that we'd heard about but never met.

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Who you are

Exodus 1:8-2:10, Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 16:13-20

Aug 18, 2008 by Kristin Swenson

About 150 years ago, Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard observed, "There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming." The biblical texts for this Sunday all have something to do with being and becoming, with living as you are, in who and how you are, whatever the circumstances, and in so doing, contributi

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Gradual confession

Matthew 16:13-20

Aug 12, 2008 by Karoline Lewis

The conversation at Caesarea Philippi is a defining moment for the synoptic Gospels, although only Matthew and Mark name it as the location for Peter’s confession, “You are the Messiah.” For the Gospel narratives as post-Easter interpretations, reflections and perspectives, who Jesus is constitutes the most important question for those early communities that claimed belief in

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