Posts Tagged ‘Prodigal Son’

Twenty Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time: Lost and Found

Sep 8, 2010

Lectionary Readings: Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14. The people revolt and worship a golden calf. God threatens to destroy them and raise up a new people through Moses. At Moses’ entreaty, the Lord relented. 1 Timothy 1:12-17. God forgives Paul, the former persecutor of the church, to show that Christ Jesus came into the world to save ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged 9-11, compassion, Exodus, Good Shepherd, Jesus, Lost, Luke, Moses, Patience, Paul, Prodigal Son, Timothy

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Fourth Sunday of Lent: Radical Forgiveness

Mar 8, 2010

Lectionary Readings: Joshua 5: 9-12. The feast of Passover is celebrated on the plains of Jericho. The Israelites eat the produce of the Promised Land, and the manna ceases. 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21. “The old order has passed away; now all is new.” Christ who never sinned became “sin” that we might become the very ... Read more

In Lectionary Reflections | Tagged Corinthians, eschatology, forgiveness, Jesus, Joshua, Lent, Luke, Paul, Prodigal Son, reconciliation, The Shack