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1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

Easter 7A

Near the end of his first letter to the Christian diaspora, Peter returns to one of its main themes: suffering for the sake of the faith. But as he does so, he also both puts an eschatological “spin” on and offers a promise in regard to that Christian suffering. This Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson contains a…

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1 Peter 1:17-23

Easter 3A

No one has, to my knowledge, ever produced a television series or movie entitled, “Strangers.” We prefer our shows to have titles like, “Friends.” So Peter’s first letter’s repeated references to “strangers” may seem to have no place in either our longings our culture. After all, few people want to be strangers. Most of us…

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1 Peter 1:3-9

Easter 2A

Suffering may seem like a theme that’s incongruous with the season of Easter. Last Sunday, after all, all but the Orthodox part of Christ’s Church celebrated Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Some Christians are, what’s more, leery about talking about Jesus and Christians’ suffering at any time of the year. In the Easter season, some…

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1 Peter 1:17-23

Easter 3A

A few years ago the University of Maryland’s football team found itself in trouble at halftime of one of the biggest games in its history.  It didn’t just trail North Carolina State’s team.  Maryland’s team also hadn’t played very well. Maryland’s head coach Ralph Friedgen knew he had to motivate his team to play better…

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1 Peter 1:3-9

Easter 2A

When my wife and I drew up our first will after our oldest son was born, we didn’t have many material assets.  So our will mostly addressed who would care for our children if we predeceased them. We later revised our will to include instructions about who will inherit what when we die.  Yet, candidly,…

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Symposium 2020: Living as Holy

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Symposium 2020: A Living Hope

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1 Peter 1:17-23

Easter 3A

Years ago I read a book by the celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain.  And it became clear in reading it that he is someone whom I can describe only as a thoroughly secular person.  This particular book was a kind of memoir in which Bourdain narrated his story.  Of course, I read books all the time…

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1 Peter 1:3-9

Easter 2A

For all its lyric beauty, at the end of it all these verses from 1 Peter 1 represent a central paradox of the faith, one that Peter seems to be working his own way through even as he writes these words.  As an Eastertide text, it’s clear enough to see Peter’s celebration of the resurrection…

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