Reflections for

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Aug 25, 2013

Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; (Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8;) Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17

Living by the Word

Reluctant prophets

Jeremiah 1:4–10

Aug 03, 2010 by Martin B. Copenhaver

My grandmother was 14 years old and living on a farm in Michigan when she made an appointment with her Presbyterian minister to tell him that she felt called to the ministry. “I’m sorry, Emma,” he said. “You must be mistaken. God doesn’t call women into the ministry.” A day or two later her father went to see the minister.

Faith Matters

Cloud and fire

Discernment and the will of God

Jul 27, 2010 by M. Craig Barnes

Martha Tidwell sat before me wearing a blue pants suit and a weary face. Four years ago she left her high-paying job as an accountant after having discerned, with her church’s help, that she was called by God to begin the process of becoming a pastor. Her husband, Ted, was supportive and quit his job as well so that they could come to Pittsburgh to begin her studies.

Faith Matters

Shaken

To serve in an age of earthquake

Dec 29, 2009 by Herbert O’Driscoll

A few weeks ago as I came out of the local Cineplex, my eye was caught by a large display proclaiming the thrills and wonder of the movie 2012.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Blogging toward Sunday

Jeremiah 1:4-10; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17

Aug 20, 2007 by Jo Bailey Wells

When friends gave birth last fall to Lydia, she was normal and healthy. But three months later the seizures began, and she was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, Aicardi Syndrome. Now she clings to life precariously. In preparing for her death, her parents asked me for funeral resources, and I suggested Jeremiah 1:4-10.

Living by the Word

Bearing witness

Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17

Aug 07, 2007 by Joy J. Moore

For all of his tears and lament, Jeremiah as portrayed in Jeremiah 1 is a bold young man mouthing off to God. Maybe the disrespect we sense in this exchange is not as dramatic as the disrespect that some of today’s youth display toward their elders, but it’s there all the same.

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