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1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Epiphany 3B

Comments and Observations In a text bristling with problems, Paul calls us to live “As If.”  The entire chapter is about marriage, prompted by a question from the Corinthians as seen in the chapter’s first verse, which may be another quotation summarizing the aberrant view of some overly ascetic Corinthians.  Some scholars see our text…

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John 1:43-51

Epiphany 2B

Sample Sermon Note: I happened to make a new sermon on this text recently and preached it at a church in my area on January 4 and so for this week I am taking a break from the usual notes on the text to show how on this occasion I assembled those same notes into…

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1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Epiphany 2B

Comments, Observations, and Questions On this second Sunday after Epiphany, the lectionary reading from the Epistles seems to have little to do with Epiphany, unless we consider the behavior of the Body of Christ to be an epiphany of Christ’s own glory.  If that is the case, then this text is very relevant, because it…

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Living in God’s Creation

Meditation on Luke 24 by N.T. Wright at the Space, Time and Sacraments seminar at Calvin College on Jan. 6, 2007.

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Symposium 2013: Salt and Light

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Symposium 2013: The Beatitudes

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Symposium 2013: Fighting the Good Fight: God’s Rules for Righteous Retaliation

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Symposium 2013: Not To Worry

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Symposium 2013: The Giving of Good Gifts

From the closing communion service of the Symposium on Worship, 2013.

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Forgiveness: Unearned But Not Unnoticed

Sermon on Matthew 18 by Leonard Kuyvenhoven at the Preaching Forgiveness Conference at Calvin Theological Seminary on April 27, 2005.

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