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Bread for the Journey, Thursday in the 2nd week after the Epiphany

On: January 21, 2021

Tagged: gospel of Mark, kingdom of God, mystery, parables

From the Daily Lectionary for Thursday in the Second Week after the Epiphany Mark 4:21-34 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand? For there is nothing hidden, except to be disclosed; norRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Wednesday in the First Week of Advent

On: December 2, 2020

Tagged: authority, empire, jesus, kingdom of God, Rome

From the Daily Lectionary for Wednesday in the First Week of Advent Luke 20:19-26 When the scribes and chief priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people. So they watched him andRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Thursday in the Twenty-Fourth Week after Pentecost

On: November 19, 2020

Tagged: jesus, kingdom of God, love

From the Daily Lectionary for Thursday in the Twenty-Fourth Week after Pentecost Luke 17:20-37 The Coming of the Kingdom Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will theyRead More →

Bread for the Journey, Thursday in the Twenty-Second Week after Pentecost

On: November 5, 2020

Tagged: counter-cultural, jesus, kingdom of God, unlikeness

From the Daily Lectionary for Thursday in the Twenty-Second Week after Pentecost Luke 13:18-30 He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree,Read More →

Bread for the Journey, Thursday in the Twentieth Week after Pentecost

On: October 22, 2020

Tagged: empathy, Good Samaritan, jesus, kingdom of God, parables, who is my neighbor?

From the Daily Lectionary for Thursday in the Twentieth Week after Pentecost Luke 10:25-37 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shallRead More →

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