If You Can’t Stand the Heat…
September 7, 2025
13th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18 – Year C
Luke 14:25-33
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1 Emilie Townes, “Luke 14: 25-33, Theological 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 129 · Location 1716, Page 130 · Location 1723.
2 Catherine Meeks, The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning: Meditations for Racial
Healing. Church Publishing Incorporated, 2022. Kindle edition. Page 19 · Location 217.
3 Bernard Mokam, “Joseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83,” New York
Times, September 5, 2025. Accessed 09/06/2025:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/joseph-mcneil-dead.html.
Where is the Love?
August 31, 2025
12th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 14 – Year C
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
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1 Will.i.am and Ron Fair, “Where is the Love?”, sung by the Black Eyed Peas, featuring Justin
Timberlake, Website: Genius. Accessed 08/29/2025: https://genius.com/Black-eyed-peas-
where-is-the-love-lyrics.
2 Gray Temple, Jr., “Hebrews 13: 1-8, 15-16: Theological 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 52 · Location 659, Page 52 · Location 662, Page 52 · Location 664, Page 52 · Location 666.
Pollinators of God’s Kingdom
August 10, 2025
9th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 14 – Year C
Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, Luke 12:32-40
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All Forms of Greed Must Go
August 3, 2025
8th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 13 – Year C
Luke 12:13-21
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