-Parables — meant to tease. Lots of possible interpretations-Chapter full of them. What part doesn’t make sense?-Jesus provides an interpretation but may not be the only interpretation-Usual use of interpretation focuses on us. What kind of soil am I?-But that makes sense and is easily explained-Read parable again-What doesn’t make sense? Gardeners and farmers, what’s […]
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For the peace from above, for your loving-kindness, and for the salvation of our souls. We pray to you, O God. Have mercy. For the peace of the world, for the welfare of your Holy Church, and for the unity of all peoples. We ask your blessing upon the Anglican Church of Canada; and for
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Creator God, lift up your holy Church, its leaders, and all people of faith, that they may live and work every day to bring your divine love into our hurting world. Today in the Diocesan Cycle of prayer we pray especially for the missions and ministries our own church, St. Hilda St. Patrick, Edmonds. In
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Eternal God, you have freed your church from sin. Sanctify us that we may be wholly dedicated to you and your purposes. Bless Michael, our presiding bishop; Melissa and Brian, our bishops; and Joseph, our vicar. We pray for the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil; and for the faith communities of St. Aiden’s, Camano Island; and
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O God, we pray for the faith and fellowship of our church, for the work we aspire to do in your name, and for our leaders, especially Joseph, Melissa, and Michael. In the Anglican Communion, we pray for the Church of Bangladesh; in our Diocese of Olympia, for St. Andrew’s, Tacoma; St. Luke’s Memorial, Tacoma;
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Following Jesus, proclaiming that the kingdom of of heaven has come near, living how he taught to live, and enacting God’s unlimited love… is going to cause problems in interpersonal relationships. When Jesus talks about people close to us that doesn’t just mean families. It means literal neighbors, too.
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We pray, Almighty God, for the church and for the world. Grant that all who confess your name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world. Bless Michael, our presiding bishop; Melissa, our bishop provisional; and Joseph, our vicar. We pray for the Anglican Church
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On the surface, todays Gospel reading is straight forward. Jesus sends the disciples out on mission, tells them to whom they should go, gives them travelling instructions and warns them of the cranky people they will encounter. AAA and Rick Steve’s Travel Guides.When Joseph asked me to preach this Sunday, I read the passage from
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