Living by the Word - November, 2012

Living by the Word

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Luke 3:1–6

Nov 27, 2012 by Emory Gillespie

In the Broadway show Book of Mormon, Elder Cunningham faces a problem. In an effort to gird his loins, he rocks out the hit "Man Up."

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Jeremiah 33:14–16; Luke 21:25–36; 1 Thessalonians: 3:9–13

Nov 20, 2012 by Emory Gillespie

When Advent comes, I worry, agonize and cry. Advent is daunting. Advent is my Everest. That’s why this year I’ve decided to add humor. I’ve taped a greeting card above my computer. On it is a cat offering the card’s recipient a gesture of love—in its paws it holds a heart-shaped hairball. When I’m wrestling with an Advent sermon and losing, this cartoon will explain why.

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Sunday, November 25, 2012

2 Samuel 23:1–7, Daniel 7:9–10, 13–14; Revelation 1:4b–8; John 18:33–37

Nov 13, 2012 by Stephen Fowl

It is the Feast of Christ the King, the final Sunday of the church’s liturgical year. All of today’s passages reflect on kingships—those of David, God and Jesus. Although Christians in America are far removed from any direct experience of a king, these passages can teach us about our own political life.

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Daniel 12:1–3; Mark 13:1–8

Nov 06, 2012 by Stephen Fowl

Do you know what the antidote for fear is?” the minister asked. The answer jumped into my head immediately. “Perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4:17, NASB). But since it’s generally frowned upon for a member of the choir in an Episcopal cathedral to shout out answers to rhetorical questions from the pulpit, I kept quiet.