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Genesis 21:8-21

Proper 7A

Whatever else a person may think about the Bible and about the Old Testament in particular, you have to say this: it’s honest.  The text does not generally shy away from presenting less-than-savory facts about even some of the most important characters in the biblical story.  It’s often the proverbial “warts and all” presentation.  The…

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Genesis 21:8-21

Proper 7A

During Ordinary Time in the church’s calendar, we are encouraged in our walk with the God who has done great things for us.  The opening line from Charles Dicken’s masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities, perfectly summarizes a particularly poignant time in Abraham’s walk with God.  “It was the best of times, it was the…

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Genesis 21:8-21

Proper 7A

If only the narrator of the Old Testament text that the Lectionary appoints for this Sunday had just quit at verse 8.  After Isaac is weaned, Abraham throws a big soiree.  Period.  It would have made for a happy ending that would send everyone home happy.  But that’s not the way Genesis 21 ends.  Pain…

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