Posts tagged with ‘This Week’s Readings’

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June 3, 2018 –Second Sunday after Pentecost

by Melissa VanTassell

    Deuteronomy makes clear that sabbath-keeping is meant for the welfare of all. God delivered the Israelites out of slavery, so they should not ever work anyone else seven days a week. Even slaves should be able to rest; even resident aliens. Yet human beings can turn even the most liberating religious practice into a life-destroying […]

    September 3, 2017 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

    by Melissa VanTassell

      The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the incurable wound of his suffering, yet finds in God’s words the delight of his heart. When Peter doesn’t grasp Jesus’ words about suffering, Jesus tells the disciples they will find their lives in losing them. Such sacrificial love is described by Paul when he urges us to associate with […]