God Hears their Misery, Will We?
June 21, 2026
4th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 7 Year A
Genesis 21:8-21, Matthew 10:24-39
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Sources: 1) Catherine Meeks, The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial Healing. Church Publishing Incorporated, 2022. Kindle edition, page 112-location 1532; page 113-locations 1536 & 1543; page 138-location 1824.
Bring on the Trinity!
May 31, 2026
Trinity Sunday – Year A
Genesis 1:1-2:4, Matthew 28:16-20
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Sources: 1) Carole A. Crumley, “Genesis 1:1-2:4a Pastoral Perspective,” Feasting on the Word: Year A, Volume 3: Pentecost and Season after Pentecost 1(Propers 3-16) (Feasting on the Word: Year A volume), edited by David L. Bartlett and Barbara Brown Bartlett, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2011. Kindle edition, Page 76 – Location 1057; Page 77 – Location 1066.
A Song For Our Time
May 24, 2026
Pentecost Sunday – Year A
Acts 2:1-21
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Sources: 1) Juliana Kim and Emma Bowman, “The San Diego mosque shooting victims remembered as heroes for protecting children,” NPR National News, May 20, 2026. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5827053/san-diego-mosque-shooting-victims
2) Richard Winton and Paige St. John, “Social media, manifesto of San Diego mosque shooters rooted in white nationalism,” Los Angeles Times, May 20, 2026. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-20/san-diego-attack-manifesto
3) “History of Hymns: ‘Jesus Loves the Little Children,’” Discipleship Ministries, The United Methodist Church, Oct. 20, 2021. Accessed May 23, 2026: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/history-of-hymns-jesus-loves-the-little-children
Open Hearts Make Room for the Stranger
April 19, 2026
3rd Sunday of Easter Year A
Luke 24:13-35; Acts 2:14a,36-41; 1 Peter 1:17-23
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1 David Senior, “Luke 24:13-35 Exegetical Perspective,” Feasting on the Word: Year A, Volume 2: Lent through Eastertide (Feasting on the Word: Year A volume), edited by David L. Bartlett and Barbara Brown Bartlett, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2010. Kindle edition. Page 1005, Location 14377.
2 Molly T. Marshall, “Luke 24:13-35 Theological Perspective,” Feasting on the Word: Year A, Volume 2: Lent through Eastertide (Feasting on the Word: Year A volume), edited by David L. Bartlett and Barbara Brown Bartlett, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2010. Kindle edition. Page 999, Locations 14289,14293, 14294.
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