Oct 6
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tonyjeck added a text contribution Psalm 106: God's Goodness will not be overshadowedI am practicing Lectio Divina w/ a group of High school students and in so doing I have been reminded of what a rich and deep practice it is. Psalm 106 is the Psalm for this week in the RCL (Revised Common Lectionary). The Psalm starts w/ a call to Praise the Lord because his steadfast love never fails. The rest of the psalm is a litany of the sins of God's people. The bulk of this Psalm (some 40 verses) are concerned w/ how unfaithful God's people are. But as I prayed this script… Read more »
May 30
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tonyjeck added a text contribution God's call and the "good news"Sometimes it helps me to write out what I think is going on in a particular passage. So bear with me.... My name is Paul and I am a slave to Jesus. He called me and gave me the work of proclaiming the Good News of God. Now talking about "God's call" and just what exactly the "Good News" is can be tricky things to talk about. But it doesn't need to be that way. This "Good News" is the very thing we have heard from the prophets, our ancestors, in our H… Read more »
May 16
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tonyjeck added a text contribution The work God does and Trinity Sunday, May 18, 2008I follow the Revised Common Lectionary. The Old Testament reading for this coming Sunday is Genesis 1 -- an account of God's work in creation. The Psalm for the week is Psalm 8 -- a creation Psalm, also very concerned to note God's works and give praise saying, "O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!" This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. This is either a Sunday which is ignored because no one really cares about the Trinity, wondering what in the w… Read more »