Advent Hope 2.0
December 7, 2025
2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12
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1) Sean Winter, Fran Barber, Robyn Whitaker, “Episode A102 Advent 2: Isaiah 11:1-10 with
Sean Winter,” By the Well Podcast, November 24, 2019. Accessed 12/05/2025:
https://bythewell.com.au/episodes/a102-advent-2-isaiah-111-10-with-sean-winter
2) Robert C. Wright, “Not Optimism,” For Faith: A Weekly devotional from Bishop Rob Wright,
Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, December 5, 2025, Accessed 12/05/2025:
https://episcopalatlanta.org/for-faith/not-optimism/.
3) Fleming Rutledge, “God’s Cut-and-Fill Operation,” Advent: The Once and Future
Coming of Jesus Christ. Eerdmans, 2018, Kindle edition, Page 291, Location 5503
iv Ibid. Page 292, Location 5516.
Right Relationships
October 26, 2025
20th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 25 – Year C
Luke 18:9-14
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Amy-Jill Levine, “The Pharisee and the Tax Collector,” Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic
Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Harper One (New York: 2014), 189-194, 210.
The Grateful Samaritan
October 12, 2025
18th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23 – Year C
Luke 17:11-19
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1 Amy-Jill Levine and Ben Witherington III, “Ten Healed from Leprosy,” The Gospel of Luke,
Cambridge University Press (Cambridge: 2018), 472.
2 Brene Brown, “On Relationship between Joy and Gratitude,” Well Being Series, Earl E.
Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.
https://youtu.be/2IjSHUc7TXM?si=OG_xebVccU3aF8iW Accessed 10/10/2025.
3 Brother David Steindl-Rast, “Quotes” on Goodreads: Book Reviews, goodreads.com,
accessed 10/11/2025.
NeighborGood
September 28, 2025
16th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 21 – Year C
Luke 16:19-31
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1 “Unlike National Pretzel Day, National Miniature Golf Day, or even April Fools Day, National
Good Neighbor Day is an actual holiday.” National Good Neighbor Day website. Accessed
09/27/2025: https://www.nationalgoodneighborday.org/history/
2 Helen Montgomery Debevoise, “Luke 16:19-31, Pastoral Perspective”, editors David L.
Bartlett and Barbara Brown Taylor, Feasting on the Word— Year C, Volume 4: Season after
Pentecost 2 (Propers 17-Reign of Christ) (Feasting on the Word: Year C). Presbyterian
Publishing Corporation, 2010. Kindle edition. Page 315 · Location 4289.
3 David Burton, “’Good Fences Make Good Neighbors’” Misses the Point,” The Hopeful
Neighbor Project, Accessed 09/27/2025: https://www.hopefulneighborhood.org/blog/good-
fences-make-good-neighbors-misses-the-point/
4 National Good Neighbor Day website – History page.
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