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4th Sunday of Advent – December 19, 2010

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25

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By Jeanyne Slettom

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These Advent texts have focused a lot on what I’ve been calling—borrowing from..

3rd Sunday of Advent – December 12, 2010

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:5-10, Luke 1:47-55 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11

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By Jeanyne Slettom

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Isaiah 35:1-10
The metaphor of a highway through a desert that is in b..

2nd Sunday of Advent – December 5, 2010

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12

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By Jeanyne Slettom

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This Sunday’s texts again invite criticism of the status quo—what Crossan and..

1st Sunday of Advent – November 28, 2010

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13: 11-14 Matthew 24:36-44

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By Jeanyne Slettom

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Advent is often presented as a season of waiting. We prepare our churches and our hea..

Third Sunday of Advent – December 11, 2011

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Psalm 126 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28

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By Bruce G. Epperly

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Today’s scriptures join mysticism and mission, and celebration and ch..

Second Sunday of Advent – December 4, 2011

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 8-15a Mark 1:1-8

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By Bruce G. Epperly

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Today’s passages involve both comforting the afflicted and challenging the comfort..

First Sunday of Advent – November 27, 2011

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Psalm 80:17-19 Isaiah 64:1-19 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37

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By Bruce G. Epperly

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Advent is the season of waiting: of promise and patience, of presence and ab..

Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 21, 2014

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 4: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38, 46-55

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By Bruce G. Epperly

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This lectionary commentary was first published on December 21, 2008.

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Third Sunday of Advent – December 14, 2014

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Psalm 126 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28

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Third Sunday of Advent

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By Bruce Epperly

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Second Sunday of Advent – December 7, 2014

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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8

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Second Sunday of Advent

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By Bruce Epperly

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This Lecti..