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Lost & Found Download September 11: Proper 19: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 & Psalm 14 or 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. “O God of peace, who hast taught us that in returning and rest we shall be

Who are these Christians? Download September 4: Proper 18: Jeremiah 18:1-11 & Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. Who are these Christians? These followers of The Way? They act in strange

Humility Download August 28: Proper 17: Jeremiah 2:4-13 & Psalm 81:1, 10-16 or Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14     Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.   This all seems really sensible, doesn’t it? Don’t presume to

Touch Download August 21: Proper 16: Jeremiah 1:4-10 & Psalm 71:1-6 Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17     Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.   “You have not come to something that can be touched.” God cannot be

Necessary Divisions Download August 14: Proper 15: Isaiah 5:1-7 & Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18 or Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56     Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.   How many of you really don’t like this gospel

"Don't worry. Be ready." Download August 7: Proper 14: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 & Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40     Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission. There’s used to be a bumper sticker that I would see

"All kinds of greed" Download July 31: Proper 13: Hosea 11:1-11 & Psalm 107:1-9, 43 Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21   Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.   Schadenfreude is an awful lot of fun, isn’t it? You know what that is,

Prayer Download July 24: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 12): Hosea 1:2-10 & Psalm 85; Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19); Luke 11:1-13   Draft text of the homily, please pardon any typos, and do not cite without permission.   Richard: Lord, teach us to pray. What about Jesus’s