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The Rev. Dr. Peter Marty
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Trusting God to Settle Scores

Romans 12:9-21

11th Sunday after Pentecost - Year A

August 28, 2011

The Rev. Dr. Peter Marty (ELCA)

The recording studio for this radio broadcast is only three or four miles from the site where the 1996 Summer Olympics took place. I am speaking to you from Atlanta, GA. Few of us remember the names of athletes who made their mark during those weeks of the '96 summer games. We can't recall the records that were set in different Olympic competitions that year, but we do remember the tragic incident involving a pipe bomb in Centennial Park, the one that killed one person and injured more than 100 others. Eric Rudolph, who spent five years hiding in the North Carolina wilderness before his apprehension, was responsible for the crime. He is currently serving more than four consecutive life terms for his role in both this Olympic bombing and several other women's health clinic bombings. We will not be seeing him anytime soon.

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The Whole Story

Philippians 2:5-11

Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday - Year A

April 17, 2011

The Rev. Pam Driesell (PCUSA)

I wonder if this ever happened to you.  You've been riveted to the television screen watching a movie that is now coming to an end.  The movie is closing with a rather benign scene; but you are sobbing, because in the context of the story the scene is profoundly moving.  And then someone enters the room, looks at the closing scene, then looks at you with a sideways glance that says, "Really, are you really crying?"  And you snap back, "You have to see the whole movie; you have to know the WHOLE story."  Sometimes I wonder if we in the church have made an unfortunate habit of skipping important parts of the Gospel story.  We go from waving palms and singing "Hosanna in the Highest" this Sunday to shouting "Alleluia, Christ IS RISEN" next Sunday.  But Hosanna and Alleluia are not the WHOLE Gospel Story.  There is darkness in this story.  There is pain in this story.  And, apparently, we would rather avoid pain. Our sanctuaries are full this Sunday and packed next Sunday.  But the percentage of church goers who will also attend another service this week on Thursday or Friday, where typically the painful parts of our story come to life, is very small indeed.  We have turned the symbol representing that painful part of our story into stylish accessories crafted from silver and gold, worn by pop culture icons as fashion statements.

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