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Feb 05, 2014

Volume 131, Issue #3

Lectionary

Sunday, February 16, 2014: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Life is Good. T-shirts broadcasting this message are available in stores everywhere in sizes for both adults and kids. I see these shirts in airports across the country. I wonder if airports are capitalizing on the hope that people who are about to be set free from regular responsibilities and stresses are inclined to join a Life Is Good club—or perhaps airports are capitalizing on those travelers whose impulse control is poor because they’re excited about getting home to visit loved ones.

Sunday, February 9, 2014: Isaiah 58:1-9a

It’s not quite Lent, but we can see it from here.

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