14th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 22 August 29, 2010 Acts of the Apostles 18: 1-11 “After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Pricilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul […]
Living in Tents: Sukkot – Resting in God’s Presence
13th Sunday after Pentecost August 22, 2010 Leviticus 23: 33-43, Nehemiah 8:13-18, 1 Kings 8:2 Living in Tents: Sukkot – Resting in God’s Presence The LORD spoke to Moses saying: “Speak to the people of Israel, saying: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, and lasting seven days, there shall be the festival of […]
Living in Tents: Tabernacle, God’s Dwelling Place
12th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 20) August 15, 2010 Exodus 25 through 40 Several months after the People of Israel left Egypt by crossing the Red Sea, they came to the base of Mount Sinai. God had travelled with them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, so […]
Living in Tents: Waiting
11th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary August 8, 2010 Genesis 12: 1-8 and Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16: Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what […]