Reflections for

Reign of Christ, Nov 22, 2015

2 Samuel 23:1-7; Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18); (Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 93;) Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37

Blogging Toward Sunday

Good news that remains

2 Samuel 23:1-7; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37

Nov 17, 2009 by Leonard Beechy

When my class finishes F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, the discussion often comes around to the title.

Living by the Word

Royal choice

Revelation 1:4b-8

Nov 14, 2006 by Keith D. Herron

While there is no royal family in the American political system, the political stars of our time exert royal power. We are very much the heirs of others who loved royalty—such as the elders of Israel who begged Samuel to appoint a king to govern them so they would be like all the other nations. But kingly rule does not come without cost.

Living by the Word

Royal treatment

John 18:33-37

Nov 15, 2003 by Mary W. Anderson

I wonder and worry that people perceive Christ’s rule to be similar to the queen of England’s rule. Do we view Christ as one surrounded with the art and beauty of a tradition that is more antique than active? Do we see this figure of salvation as hopelessly outdated and practically mute in these postmodern times?

Living by the Word

Checkmate

Sunday, November 26, 2000
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Revelation 1:4b-8; Psalm 93; John 18:33-37

Nov 08, 2000 by John C. Morris

Go to Harvard Square in Cambridge or Washington Square in New York City or any public place where chess players have gathered to watch or challenge each other.

Features

The last things

Reflections on the millennium

Dec 01, 1999 by Carl E. Braaten

The Apostles' creed ends with a statement of Christian belief in "the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting." The second article of the Nicene Creed states that Jesus Christ "will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end." Eschatology, from the Greek word eschata, meaning "last things," is the technical word for the Christian v

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