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The Rev. Dr. David Lose
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John 3:14-21

4th Sunday in Lent - Year B

March 18, 2012

The Rev. Dr. David Lose (ELCA)

I have a confession to make: I don't much care for today's gospel reading; in fact, deep down, sometimes I don't like it at all.

Now, I know, I know--by saying this, I'm rejecting the world's favorite Bible verse. You know, John 3:16, the verse translated into more languages than any other piece of literature; the verse millions of children memorize before any other; the verse those silly people at all the major sporting events hold up on their big yellow cards. You know, John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life."

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Greg Garrett
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If Christ Is King, What Does That Mean?

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Reign of Christ - 23rd Sunday after Pentecost - Year A

November 20, 2011

Greg Garrett (TEC)

Like me, like his older brother Jake, my son Chandler is a huge fan of the late Douglas Adams' The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Universe, a comic science fiction novel about the end of the world, other intelligent life in the universe, and ultimate answers, and a few weeks ago we were listening to Stephen Fry read the chapters where the book actually provides-thanks to the universe's most powerful computer, Deep Thought-the Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.

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