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Luke 13:1-9

3rd Sunday in Lent - Year C

March 03, 2013

The Rev. Joseph Evans (PCUSA)

You have to be careful with people, because if they don't know the answer, they may well just make something up.

About two years ago I was with a group on a mission trip to Haiti, and we were flying from one side of the island to another in a little propeller plane driven by a Cuban pilot.

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Luke 3:1-6

2nd Sunday of Advent - Year C

December 09, 2012

The Rev. Dr. John Westerhoff, III (TEC)

The musical "Godspell" made popular today's Advent theme, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord." As a second flame is kindled in our Advent wreath, we are invited as a story-formed people to listen carefully to our story about a voice crying in the wilderness: "live prepared."

Advent is a state of mind as well as a season in the church year. As a state of mind, Advent is not intended to be preparation for Christmas, the first coming of the Christ child. It is rather a season in which we make present again that miraculous event as we prepare for Christ's second coming, his return to complete what he began long ago.

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Other Recent Content About Repentance

December 04, 2011

Making Straight the Way

The Rev. Dr. Russell Levenson, Jr. (TEC)

As we continue in Advent, the Rev. Dr. Russell Levenson guides us through Mark's account of the coming of John the Baptist, and helps us wrestle with his call to repent.

March 14, 2010

Which Comes First: Grace or Repentance?

The Rev. Dr. Robert Dunham (PCUSA)

For the 4th Sunday of Lent, Dr. Robert Dunham offers insights on the astonishing grace of God as revealed in the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15).

February 22, 2010

When a Sinner Repents

The Rev. John Gunn (other)

In this Facing Life article based on Luke 15:10, The Rev. John R. Gunn writes about taking pride in repentance. "Be ashamed of your sins, but do not be ashamed to repent of them and confess them. It is the only way back to self-respect, the only way back to God and the better life."

April 26, 2009

Folding Screens and Forgiveness

The Rev. Benjamin Anthony (TEC)

The Rev. Benjamin Anthony, Episcopal chaplain to Emory University in Atlanta, GA, recounts the story of the resurrected Christ's appearance to the disciples, and draws lessons on forgiveness from it.

Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts-Schori (Part 3)- Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori (TEC)

In this third video conversation with the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church host Peter Wallace and Katharine Jefferts Schori discuss the future of the church, the past and connections to slavery and racism, and her own personal encounters with God.

January 27, 2008

Cobwebs on the Confessional

The Rev. Dr. William L. Self (CBF)

The Rev. Dr. Bill Self explains that sin is alienation from God and call us to repentance where we turn our lives in a new direction according to God's will.

March 11, 2007

Changing Your Mind, Bearing Fruit

The Rev. Dr. James B. Lemler (TEC)

The Rev. Dr. James B. Lemler reminds us that through Jesus we are given the opportunity for change and renewal and are called to bear the fruit made possible by God's grace.

December 14, 1997

A Necessary Stop on the Way

Bishop Kenneth L. Carder (UMC)

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