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This Week's Focus - brief reflections on upcoming Revised Lectionary Texts as used for daily & weekly, seasonal worship by many Christian denominations.

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Brief Reflection on Luke 17: 5-10. The 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 22 Year C. This is another one of those confusing, even troubling, gospels. The disciples make what seems like a perfectly reasonable request: Give us more faith! And Jesus gives them a stinging reply. We can sympathize with the confusion of the disciples. For chapter after chapter of Luke's gospel, Jesus has been challenging them to embrace some pretty radical concepts. This Nazarene, this journeyman carpenter tells them that he and the Father are one; that they must change their hearts or perish; that love of God and neighbor supersedes sacred ritual; that you cannot serve God and wealth; that they must forgive and forgive… and on and on; one tough nut after another. No wonder they ask: Give us more faith!
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Don't look for hidden meanings in this week's gospel. Jesus gives us the punch line right up front: Pray always. This wasn't a message he reserved for scribes and priests… for people in the ritual praying business. Pray always: is a... more
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What would it take to convince you that you are totally dependent on God's love? What would it take to get you to thank him for every breath; to praise him for every sunrise? How about an instant cure of a deadly disease that... more
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This is another one of Luke's confusing, even troubling, gospels… made even more troubling by linking two apparently unconnected parables into one confusing narrative. To begin, the disciples make what seems a perfectly... more
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?Them that has, gets.? So the old expression goes… but exactly what do they get? And what does it cost them? In this week's gospel Jesus addresses the price of worldly wealth, its value… and its unintended consequences. The... more
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Fifteen years after the atrocities of 9/11, the pain remains – intense for those closest to the victims, a dull ache for those of us further removed. Jesus reaches out from the gospel to take our pain – if not with a quick cure,... more
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If you think your life can get pretty rough sometimes, think about what it would be like if you had to be perfect… all the time. No flaws. No falls. No sins. There is only one person who has ever met that standard. It isn't you… and it... more
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Hate your mom and dad? No way… Jesus can't be serious. But he is. This is one of those Bible passages that gives fits to folks who base their faith on a literal reading of scripture. But what if the word ?hate? doesn't mean what you think it... more
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Pride is Satan's curve ball. More souls have gone down swinging at that sucker pitch than any other. Satan throws it so well because it's the oldest trick in his bag. He's been practicing it since the Garden of Eden. Pride is the original... more
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In this week's gospel, Jesus runs smack into an ambush… but not an unexpected one. When he is attacked for curing a woman on the Sabbath, Jesus makes it a teachable moment. In the face of fierce criticism, he doesn't give an... more
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