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Matthew 2:1-2 ESV Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

Luke 2:7 NRSVUE And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Matthew 25:31-46 NRSVUE “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will putContinue reading ““Sheep or Goats? Yes… Yes we are.” — November 26, 2023″

Ephesians 6:10-18 NRSVUE Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power; put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, for our struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers ofContinue reading ““The Whole Armor of God – Really? and Really!” — November 19, 2023″

Matthew 9:35 – 10:8 NRSVUE Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he saidContinue reading ““Fields of Pain” — October 22, 2023″

Genesis 1:26-31a NRSVUE Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the wild animals of the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon theContinue reading ““The Inhumanity in the Human Story” — October 15, 2023″

Lamintations 3:22, 25; Psalm 121:1; 1 John 3:1; John 5:24 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,    his mercies never come to an end;The Lord is good to those who wait for him,to the soul that seeks him.— — — — — — I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come?— —Continue reading ““A Day for Re-Membering” — October 8, 2023″

I Corinthians 11:1-2, 23-26 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.————–For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayedContinue reading ““Our Tradition” — October 1, 2023″

Matthew 22:1-14 NRSVUE Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves,Continue reading ““There’s Got To Be More Than This” — September 17, 2023″

Matthew 15:10-28 NRSVUE Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.” Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees tookContinue reading ““The Beautiful and the Not So Beautiful” — August 27, 2023″