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June 16, 2021

Volume 138, Issue #12

Lectionary

July 4, Ordinary 14B (2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10)

Whatever else David is, he is recognizably human and not a fairy-tale king.

June 27, Ordinary 13B (2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27)

When David praises Saul and Jonathan, is he acting out of expediency, faithfulness, or both?

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