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		<title>The Adventurous Lectionary &#8211; Trinity Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lectionary Reflections on Trinity Sunday – May 26, 2013 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Today’s readings speak of a lively, energizing, relational vision of the Trinity, a far cry from the disembodied, abstract, and irrelevant descriptions found in many theological tomes.  The Trinity, along with the Incarnation and the divine presence in history, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Vision but Not an Agenda: Responding to Elizabeth Scalia&#8217;s &#8220;Strange Gods&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have recently accepted the call to be Pastor of South Congregational United Church of Christ in Centerville, Massachusetts. On a hilltop less than a mile from Craigville Beach in mid-Cape Cod, the setting of this historic congregation is just the other side of paradise.  In the course of the search and call process, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian Formation as an Adventure in Provocative Propositions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Epperly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a Christian means a lot of things, but a key element in the journey of faith is the exploration of provocative propositions: visions and statements that take us beyond familiar comfort zones to explore wild horizons of spiritual adventure. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Epperly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Pentecost, mysticism – and this is a communal as well as individual mysticism – inspires the community to mission. Good news can’t be sequestered or kept to ourselves. Spirit bursts forth. Everyone gets the message.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Pondering Thin Places: Reflections on Frank Viola’s God’s Favorite Place on Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Epperly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using literary license, author Frank Viola boldly asserts that Bethany, the hometown of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus was “God’s favorite place on Earth.”  Bethany was the place where Jesus found rest and companionship. In a world of controversy, Jesus could enjoy a meal, laughter, and normal conversation.  Perhaps, he could let down his guard for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Adventurous Lectionary &#8211; The Sixth Sunday of Easter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Epperly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lectionary Reflections for the Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 12 Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; John 17:20-26 God is alive!  God is at work in our lives!  We can trust God’s loving-kindness in every life circumstance.  With the apostle Paul, we can experience joy even in the most challenging situations.  There are no guarantees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Mental Illness Hits Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 21:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Epperly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amy Simpson’s "Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission" is a wake up call to the pervasive realities of mental illness in congregations and our need to move from alienation and otherness to communion and partnership. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Adventurous Lectionary &#8211; The Sixth Sunday of Easter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Adventurous Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2013 Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10,22-22:5; John 14:23-29 The motto of the United Church of Christ is “God is still speaking” and this is the heart of today’s lectionary readings. Christ is alive, death and tomb cannot thwart the good news of salvation. Christ is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simplicity, Spirituality, and Sacrifice: Some Thoughts on Jeff Shinabarger’s “More or Less”</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/livingaholyadventure/2013/04/simplicity-spirituality-and-sacrifice-a-conversation-with-jeff-shinabargers-more-or-less/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Epperly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Jeff Shinabarger's new book "More or Less," he challenges us to be persons of spiritual stature and embrace a holy consumerism that balances self-concern with care for others and this good Earth.]]></description>
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		<title>The Adventurous Lectionary: The Fifth Sunday of Easter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Epperly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Genesis creation accounts narrate, as the universe emerged bringing forth new species of animals and plant life, with each step God proclaimed “it is good.”  God parents forth diversity and nurtures ongoing diversity as part of God’s aim at beauty.]]></description>
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