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The Rev. Dr. Randall K. Bush
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Serious Stories

Luke 24:36b-48

3rd Sunday of Easter - Year B

April 22, 2012

The Rev. Dr. Randall Bush (PCUSA)

Imagine that you're at a dinner party, standing by the fireplace with a small plate of hors d'oeuvres, when you mention to the people nearby that you'd like to talk about Easter. Imagine someone responding, "No, thank you, we are having a serious discussion about education in America." So you listen for a while as they discuss things like class sizes, teachers' salaries, and how high their property taxes are. Then they start reminiscing about their own school days, yellow school buses, packing a lunch, high school proms, and pop quizzes. You want to interrupt and bring up other details, such as how too many teachers burn out or end up having to buy class supplies with their own money, or how peer pressure can be so destructive that it leads many young people to consider suicide; but there's never a break in the conversation.

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The Rev. Dr. Peter Marty
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Do You Love Jesus?

Matthew 16:13-20

10th Sunday after Pentecost - Year A

August 21, 2011

The Rev. Dr. Peter Marty (ELCA)

If ever you want to feel your perspiration coming on, you don't really need a hot day. All you need is the sudden flash of a memory that brings back some anxious moment or embarrassing time. The more embarrassing that experience was, the more profuse the sweat. Chances are good that you'll also feel some body tremors, just recalling how awful that original experience felt. Whether it leveled your self-confidence or momentarily damaged your self-esteem, it did not feel good.

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Focusing on the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), the Rev. Chris Henry says that we are followers of Jesus Christ, and our art--like his--is storytelling. It is our turn to tell the old, old stories that still have the power to transform our lives and remake our broken world.
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The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry (TEC)

In part 4 of our special series, "Faith & Global Hunger," the Right Rev. Michael Curry, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, offers a stirring call to action to serve the poor in Jesus' name.
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Dr. Jan Love (UMC)

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