Living by the Word - February, 2012

Living by the Word

Sunday, March 11, 2012

1 Corinthians 1:18–25

Feb 28, 2012 by Casey Thompson

A year before my ordination I shadowed a seasoned pastor as he visited some of the saints of our church at a care facility in Austell, Georgia. We went from door to door and sat and listened and prayed.

"We have one more to see," said my companion as he stepped into the elevator. "Miss Fraser. She's normally unresponsive, but we'll check on her."

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Mark 8:31–38

Feb 21, 2012 by Phyllis Kersten

In the gospel lesson for the second Sunday in Lent, Jesus is no longer in the wilderness. But he is being tempted nonetheless.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Mark 1:9–15

Feb 14, 2012 by Phyllis Kersten

I've been trying to imagine how Jesus felt right after his baptism. The heavens were torn open, the Spirit of God alighted on him in the form of a dove, and that voice from heaven declared, "You are my Son, the beloved; with you I am well pleased."

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

2 Kings 2:1–12; Mark 9:2–9

Feb 07, 2012 by David J. Lose

In my childhood one of the lessons I had to learn the hard way—and repeatedly—is that coming down is almost always more difficult than going up. Whether I was scaling a tall tree, climbing rocks or racing to the top of a ladder, the descent seemed both harder and more nerve-wracking than the ascent.