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Luke 9:51-62

Proper 8C

Most scholars agree that this passage is yet another instance of Jesus communicating the difficulty of discipleship. In fact, this passage is often included at the beginning of Lent, since it so clearly marks a transition point in the gospel of Luke as Jesus sets his face to Jerusalem. But here we are, in Ordinary…

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Luke 9:28-36

Last Epiphany C

Comments, Questions, and Observations Given that this passage is often on the Sunday that immediately precedes Lent, I have often thought of it as a story that is mostly about Jesus giving his disciples a strong picture of him to hold on to as they enter the dark days of his suffering and death in…

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Luke 9:51-62

Proper 8C

Fred Craddock once delivered a sermon on “The Gospel as Hyperbole.”  In this message he pointed out that the gospel is loaded with statements that are, on the face of them, ridiculous.  We’re told to remove the log-pole from our own eyes before criticizing others.  We’re told that if we have even a smidge of…

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Luke 9:28-36

Last Epiphany C

Not for nothing are they called “Mountaintop Experiences”!  In the Bible, when a story takes us up to a mountaintop, it’s a fair bet that something dramatic is going to happen—indeed, it’s a fair bet that something deeply revelatory is going to happen.  Luke 9 is no exception.  But the drama up there on that…

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Luke 9:51-62

Proper 8C

Apparently Jesus did not know that he was supposed to take the long way around Samaria. That was a rule of thumb observed by the Jews in his day to avoid all contact with those Samaritan “lowlifes” who had the temerity to believe, among other silly things, that they could worship God just as well…

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Luke 9:28-36

Last Epiphany C

Not for nothing are they called “Mountaintop Experiences”! In the Bible, when a story takes us up to a mountaintop, it’s a fair bet that something dramatic is going to happen—indeed, it’s a fair bet that something deeply revelatory is going to happen. Luke 9 is no exception. But the drama up there on that…

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Living in the Kingdom Now

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He Set His Face Toward Jerusalem

Preached at Duke University Chapel on June 27, 2004. Used by permission of Duke Chapel and the author.

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