Sowing with Abandon
July 12, 2026
7th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 10 Year A
Genesis 25:19-34 & Matthew 13:1-23
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Being Yoked to Jesus
July 5, 2026
6th Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 9 Year A
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
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Sources: (1) Podcast “By the Well” Episode 234. Accessed 07/02/2026. (2) “250” Robert C. Wright. Accessed 07/03/2026. (3) “The Fiddle and the Drum” Joni Mitchell
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.
Liberating Laughter
June 14, 2026
3rd Sunday after Pentecost; Proper 6 Year A
Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7, Matthew 9:35-10:8
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Sources: 1) Nel, Marius Johannes. 2014. “He Who Laughs Last: Jesus and Laughter in the Synoptic and Gnostic Traditions.” HTS Theological Studies 70 (1): p. 2-3. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v70i1.2034.
2) Douglas Todd, “Meet the creator of the ‘Laughing Jesus’ (photo),” Vancouver Sun, January 19, 2014. Accessed June 13, 2026: https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/meet-the-creator-of-the-laughing-jesus-photo
3) Rev. Tim Costello, “Forward,” Jesus Laughing and Loving exhibition, accessed June 13, 2026: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/10812790/jesus-laughing-and-loving-web-copypdf-miat-major-issues-/3
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